Lisa Murray was off on holiday to Turkey with her 23-month-old daughter Miley when disaster struck.
The little girl, from Cork, was on the flight from Dublin when she started choking on a Pringle and Lisa thought she might lose her little girl.
She panicked about what was happening but luckily the crisp was dislodged and she started to come round.
After the ordeal, Lisa posted on Facebook to thank the staff who had helped her and the rest of the passengers.
She said: ‘From the bottom of my heart I want to thank Aer Lingus staff and customer service.
‘Tonight I witnessed my child’s life nearly taken from her.
‘She nearly choked to death on the plane she turned blue choking on a pringle.
‘It got lodged in her throat and she was choking -she was practically losing consciousness at this stage but she managed to get it up, thank god.
‘I was panicking and screaming “shes choking shes choking “and the whole plane was in a panic.’
Lisa said she had the ‘fright of my life’ but added that the crew had been amazing at helping.
Referring to the airline steward in the picture, she added: ‘This girl calmed the whole plane down and took Miley under her wing as if she was one of her own.
How to help a choking child
- If you can see the object, try to remove it. Don’t poke blindly or repeatedly with your fingers. You could make things worse by pushing the object further in and making it harder to remove.
- If your child’s coughing loudly, encourage them to carry on coughing to bring up what they’re choking on and don’t leave them.
- If your child’s coughing isn’t effective (it’s silent or they can’t breathe in properly), shout for help immediately and decide whether they’re still conscious.
- If your child’s still conscious, but they’re either not coughing or their coughing isn’t effective, use back blows.
‘So professional making everyone comfortable and able to enjoy there flight.
‘Hoping to find her name so I can treat her to a voucher because she definitely deserves it.’
After the flight Lisa managed to track the crew member down through the Facebook post and has sent her a special gift.
Chloe, the air steward who helped, commented: ‘Lisa thanks a million for such kind words! Glad Miley Rose and yourself are feeling better! She’s an absolute little superstar.’
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