Kicker - Life-saving television

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: A second-grader is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his classmate.

David Diaz Jr. age 7 noticed his friend was choking during lunch and sprang into action, performing the Heimlich maneuver on his classmate.

DIAZ: I was surprised. I didn’t know what to do, so I just did it.

Except he kind of did know what to do. He said he learned the maneuver by seeing it on a TV show about a doctor.

But when asked if he sees a future for himself in the medical field, he was lukewarm on the idea.

DIAZ: Not that much. I probably want to be like a basketball player. I just like watching TV shows.

Well, we’ll see. It’s The World and Everything in It.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: A second-grader is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his classmate.

David Diaz Jr. age 7 noticed his friend was choking during lunch and sprang into action, performing the Heimlich maneuver on his classmate.

DIAZ: I was surprised. I didn’t know what to do, so I just did it.

Except he kind of did know what to do. He said he learned the maneuver by seeing it on a TV show about a doctor.

But when asked if he sees a future for himself in the medical field, he was lukewarm on the idea.

DIAZ: Not that much. I probably want to be like a basketball player. I just like watching TV shows.

Well, we’ll see. It’s The World and Everything in It.

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