Civil Guard agents have saved the life of a three-year-old boy who was inside a pharmacy in the Alicante town of Almoradí. At the time of assistance, the minor presented symptoms of suffocation and was semi-conscious.

Specifically, at 9:10 p.m. this Thursday, a Civil Guard patrol received a notice informing that a three-year-old boy had apparently choked and was suffocating in a town square.

The agents did not take long to arrive, since they were two blocks from the place. Once in the indicated square, the passers-by told the agents that the child was in a nearby pharmacy, so they went inside.

Once in the establishment, they found the pharmacist who, for the previous four minutes, had been performing the Heimlich maneuver on the child. One of the agents, upon learning of this procedure and given the pharmacist's possible wear and tear after the aforementioned minutes, decided to take over from him.

After several minutes of maneuvering, the child seemed to recover but, after a few moments, he showed symptoms of fainting again. Finally, the actions of the agents and the pharmacist were key to keeping him stable until the medical services came to the scene.

Immediately, the minor was transferred by medical services to the Vega Baja Hospital in Orihuela. This Friday and in person, the parents together with the assisted minor have thanked the agents for the action carried out.