This sixth-grader saved his friend's life thanks to first-aid training he got during class
It was a story that could have ended much worse: Grade 6 student Tony Elsoury of Windsor, Ont., was chewing as he got up to head to the bathroom and moments later, his friend was giving him the life-saving Heimlich manoeuvre.
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![Zane Bassam and Tony Elsoury, two Grade 6 students at École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Thérèse. Zane was able to help Tony when he was choking thanks to first-aid training the students received in class. Two boys sit at desks](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7196007.1715041458!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/zane-bassam-and-tony-elsoury.jpg)
It was a story that could have ended much worse: Grade 6 student Tony Elsoury of Windsor, Ont., was chewing as he got up to head to the bathroom and moments later, his friend was giving him the life-saving Heimlich manoeuvre.