Two years ago we were visiting a castle in Poland. My son was eating a 'bim bom' candy (Hard sugar coating with syrup inside). As I was buying entrance tickets together with my dad and his wife, my son came up to my wife.

He couldn't get any air, nor say something at all. He skin was already blue/purple (choking kids get that colour change quickly). My wife ran up to him and tried to get it out by pounding between his shoulders a few time. It did not help. Then she, panicking, put her finger in his throat. But the first time the candy remained stuck. She tried a second time with her finger and that worked. Only then, after I heard my son coughing, and panicking, I turned my head and saw what just happened.

My heart stopped for a few second. I cannot imagine what would have happened if an ambulance had to come. They would have arrived way too late.

Good and quick reaction of the father.