Hillsboro sophomore Kate Trisdale rescues choking woman
Pictured are teacher Mandi Jones, left, and student Kate Trisdale in the HHS Health Office. (Submitted photo)
Note: The following story was covered by HHS journalism students. Filming and questions were done by Steven Ison (freshman); interview conducted by Logan Zurface (junior); and article written by Rylea Scarberry (sophomore).
Kate Trisdale, a sophomore at Hillsboro High School, recently saved a woman's life when she began choking on her food at an area restaurant.
Trisdale was at Gold Star on Harry Sauner Road in Hillsboro enjoying the day when the unfortunate circumstance appeared. After the initial shock, Trisdale realized that something needed to be done and raced into action. She performed the Heimlich maneuver, which she learned in the health class taught by Mandi Jones at Hillsboro High School.
Besides learning the maneuver itself, Trisdale said that the class helped her understand that even though the situation may be frightening, you can’t be afraid of helping others in life-threatening situations and that time is of the essence.
In an interview (linked below) with Trisdale, interviewer Logan Zurface asked her how she felt about saving the woman’s life. Trisdale’s response was, “It was scary, but I did it.” Zurface further asked Trisdale how she has been affected by the incident, to which she said, “It’s a lot to take in, but eventually it’ll move on.”
Trisdale is undoubtedly a hero and we are all thankful for her quick thinking and performing the life-saving maneuver. Thank you to Mrs. Jones for teaching students how to responsibly attend to these situations and the correct operations to respond with.
To watch the interview, go to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zIJ56YeUSV7vBqFZderQ9G1iTYNOIG3o/view?….
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