Rescue 911 - Episode 414 - "Swiss Army Knife"

When an airline passenger chokes on a piece of meat, two doctors must perform an operation with a pocket knife. This segment was taken from Episode 414 which aired on January 26, 1993 on CBS.

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[uhohwhoops]

Wow, now days, he would be dead....no knives on a plane.....

[Drgmurphy5]

This wonderful man, Dr Charlie Plotkin, died unexpectantly from a stroke today. All of those of us who know him will deeply miss him......

[allgood2000]

@melodie973 CBS was behind in the ratings in the 1994-1995 season, so they cancelled a bunch of their old shows to try out new ones. Rescue 911 was one of the shows that got cancelled.

[Sweetsaltysugar]

This is horrible. Good thing they knew how to handle it. This is all about priority, when repeated back slapping and heimleich maneuvers failed - they are bound to do this. Here's how: Get a jacket or pillow under the back of the victim's neck, bend the victim's head backwards. Feel the adam's apple with your fingers (the edge of thyroid cartilage), just below here is Conus elasticus. Cut with a knife ca 1,5 cm wide transverse cut (0,6 inch) and insert a small pipe-like item in the wound.

[Caity8080]

he talks fuuuuuuuuuuunnnnny

[Ubrzani]

Man, this show was the best. I wish tha they will show it again.

[TheSilencedWolf]

love Jack's accent!!

[HometownK]

Whats sad about this clip is this guy is probably dead by now 89 years old in 1990. If he is alive today he would be 109yrs old today

[melodie973]

@allgood2000 why did they cancel it?

[richieOGrich]

Charlie Plotkin r.i.p.

[4841253]

@WhatPost You have to remember that this was PRE 9/11 so back then you were allowed to have one. If this were to happen today the man would probably die because no one on board would have the knife to be able to save his life.