Troopers credited with saving choking infant’s life
By Greg Ng
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LUSBY, Maryland (WBAL) — Two Maryland state troopers are credited with saving a choking infant’s life Saturday.
TFC Taylor Hersh and Cpl. Jonathan Stoltzfus were working on a call for service in Lusby when a mother approached them with a child who was choking, state police said.
“Without hesitation, the troopers immediately began lifesaving measures and were able to clear the infant’s airway,” state police said in a statement. “Their quick actions and training made all the difference, preventing what could have been yet another tragic outcome.”
“All the good training that we have, it just becomes second nature at that point,” Hersh said. “We’re presented with critical situations a lot of times, and from that experience, you kind of just learn to stay calm and just not hesitate.”
“A lot of people look at the state police and think we’re traffic cops. We sit on the highway all day. But what people don’t realize — (in) Southern Maryland specifically — is we do everything. We do everything from going to medical calls to a traffic accident, to dealing with situations like this,” Stoltzfus said.
This comes after a trooper saved another choking infant’s life while working a traffic stop last month.
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