An off-duty Georgia nurse is being hailed as a hero after she saved the life of a woman who was choking.
Valencia Jones was eating lunch with her friend at a LongHorn Steakhouse in Warner Robins on Sunday when she heard a waitress crying out for help after a customer began choking on a piece of steak.
Jones, who works at Navient Health in Macon, quickly sprang into action and performed the Heimlich maneuver.
Now, the mother-of-one is calling on others to become certified in CPR in case of a medical emergency when there isn't a health professional around to save someone's life.
Valencia Jones (left and right), a nurse at Navient Health in Macon, Georgia, was eating lunch with a friend at a LongHorn Steakhouse on Sunday. She heard a waitress crying out for help after a woman began choking on a piece of steak
Jones sprang into action and began performing the Heimlich maneuver and managed to dislodge the piece of steak. Pictured: Jones with her husband and daughter
Choking occurs when food or an object becomes stuck in the throat or windpipe and blocks airflow.
Oxygen is cut off to the brain, which can cause damage and death to brain cells in as little as 10 minutes.
According to the National Safety Council, choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury death - with a death occurring every two hours.
In 2015, the most recent year for which figures are available, more than 5,000 people died of choking.
The Heimlich maneuver was developed in the 1970s by thoracic surgeon Dr Henry Heimlich.
He was looking for a more effective method to respond to choking because, at the time, most people would just slap the victim's back, causing the object to move further down the airway.
During this period, choking was the sixth most common cause of death in the US, according to CPR Certified. It is currently not even in the top 10.
By performing experiments, first on dogs, Dr Heimlich learned that by putting pressure on the diaphragm, the chest cavity becomes compressed.
This creates a sudden force of air out of the lungs, which dislodges the object that has become stuck.
To perform the Heimlich maneuver, stand behind the person if the victim is an adult or kneel behind if it is a child.
Tilt the person forward and wrap your arms around them, making a fist with one hand and positioning it right above the belly button. With the other hand, grab the fist.
Then give a hard press, thrusting upward and quickly as if trying to pick up the person.
Repeat the motion as many times as needed until the object becomes dislodged.
According to a report from the American Heart Association, between 70 and 86 percent of choking victims recover after receiving the Heimlich maneuver.
Waitress Brooke Shugart said she was waiting on customers when she saw a woman choking on a piece of steak.
'I was like: "Oh my goodness, what am I going to do?"' Shugart told 13 WMAZ.
Shugart said she was unsure how to aid the choking woman so she called out for help.
The mother-of-one (left) said she believes she was just in the right place at the right time but her frien,. Jentre Reed (right), who was there when the event occurred, said Jones is a hero
Jones is now calling on more people to become CPR-certified in case of a medical emergency. Pictured: the LongHorn Steakhouse where the choking incident occurred
Jones, a registered nurse, quickly ran over to the woman and began performing the Heimlich, and managed to successfully expel the piece of steak from the woman's throat.
'[My friend and I] ended up in that booth at that moment for that purpose. I feel like it was all God,' she told 13 WMAZ.
Her friend, Jentre Reed, who was with Jones at the restaurant when the event occurred, said Jones is a hero.
'I don't think she realized how amazing her actions were. She moved so quickly, so professional she didn't think twice,' Reed told the station.
Jones says she believes more people should become CPR-certified in case of a medical emergency.
'Just go through that training. It doesn't have to be a hard course,' she said.
According to a survey published by the Cleveland Clinic in February, only about half of Americans - 54 percent - know how to perform CPR.
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