Driver saves choking baby after mother asks for help in the middle of the street in Botucatu A 25-year-old driver saved a baby aged 1 year and 7 months who was choking after her mother went out to the street asking for help, on Wednesday afternoon (29), in Jardim Aeroporto, in Botucatu (SP). The scene was recorded by a security camera and shows the man performing the choking maneuver, which made the child expel an earring. (See the video above). In the images, it is possible to see Jamile Cristina Gonçalves, the girl's mother, in the middle of the street with her daughter on her lap. At one point, she even bends down while trying to call for help, until a white pickup truck stops in the middle of the road. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp The driver, Carlos Eduardo Barbosa, gets out of the vehicle, picks up the baby and begins the choking maneuver with a sequence of slaps on the child's back. A few seconds later, the girl manages to expel an earring that she had swallowed, breathes normally again and is returned to her mother's arms. driver saves choking baby after mother asks for help in the middle of the street in Botucatu, SP Security Camera/Reproduction 'It all happened very quickly' To g1, the mother said that everything happened in a matter of seconds. She had just arrived from work and was at home with her daughter when the child picked up a small jar with earrings that was on a table, in a place where, according to her, the girl had never been able to reach. "There was a little basket with a little jar of earrings in a place that she had never been able to reach. When I saw it, she already had the little jar in her hand and wanted to vomit. It all happened very quickly. I realized that she was choking and my only reaction was to pick her up and run out to the street asking for help", said the accounting assistant. Baby aged 1 year and 7 months, saved by a driver, had choked on an earring in Botucatu Security Camera/Reproduction The mother said she tried to perform the choking maneuver, but was unable to due to desperation. She also thanked the driver for his speed and calmness. "The street was empty, very windy and very cold. I even tried to hit her back and do the maneuver, but when I was desperate I couldn't. Thank God Carlos Eduardo appeared. He got out of the car very calmly, did the maneuver and she threw out the earring. I have no doubt that it was God who put it there to save my daughter", he stated. After treatment, the baby was taken to the emergency room, where she underwent x-rays and medical evaluation. According to the mother, the tests did not reveal any complications, and the girl was released. Baby who choked was taken to the ER, where she underwent medical evaluation and was released Security Camera/Reproduction How to act in case of choking? In October 2025, the American Heart Association (AHA) updated its official guidelines for first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and cardiovascular emergencies. From now on, the AHA's recommendation for conscious victims, whether children or adults, is to alternate five blows to the back with five abdominal thrusts (the well-known Heimlich maneuver). Until then, the protocol advised starting directly with compressions. For babies under 1 year old, the procedure has also been adjusted: alternate between five blows on the back and five compressions on the chest, using the heel of the palm of the hand, until the foreign body is expelled or until the baby loses consciousness. RJ firefighters teach new extrication maneuvers According to the AHA, the objective is to increase effectiveness and reduce the risk of injuries. It is worth mentioning that, in children under one year of age, abdominal compressions are prohibited as they may harm internal organs. ?? When to seek help immediately If the person cannot breathe, cough or speak. If you become unconscious. If the object is not expelled after the maneuvers. Always activate SAMU (192) before starting the procedures. See more news from the region on g1 Bauru and Marília VIDEOS: watch reports from the region