Myleene Klass issues warning to others after she rescued her baby girl who choked on £1 decoration
'LONGEST FIVE MINUTES' Myleene Klass issues warning to others after she rescued her baby girl who choked on £1 decoration
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LOOSE Women star Myleene Klass has opened up about the moment her daughter, Hero, turned blue and collapsed after choking.
Speaking on the We're Not Getting Any Younger podcast this week, the 47-year-old presenter said the horrific incident left her 'hysterical.'
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Myleen Class has spoken about the moment her youngest daughter choked on a decoration
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Myleene Klass and her kids Ava (bottom right), Hero (top left) and Apollo (bottom left)
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The mum-of-three who shares daughters Ava and Hero with ex-husband Graham Quinn, and son Apollo with partner Simon Motson - said the choking scare happened when Hero, now 13, was a baby.
"She choked on one of those dayglo stars you stick on the ceiling,' the ex Hear'Say star recalled.
She credits her first aid training with saving her daughter's life - and now refuses to keep the decorations, sold for as little as £2 a pack, anywhere in the house.
Asked whether the star had fallen from the ceiling, Myleene clarified: 'She found it. She was so little, she couldn't even speak.'
"Not just because she was choking, she physically couldn't communicate what had happened.'
Describing the moment she realised something was wrong, Myleene said her daughter 'stumbled' into the kitchen, "holding her throat", while she was doing the washing up.
"Her face had gone blue and then she just dropped to the floor. It was the longest five minutes of my life," she explained.
When someone is choking, it means that the oxygen supply to the lungs is obstructed, the first aiders explained.
This in turn cuts off the supply of oxygen to the brain.
The lack of oxygen to the brain has widespread ramifications for the rest of the body, which become more serious with every minute.
Children First Aid: Choking
If your child doesn't receive oxygen to their brain for one to four minutes, they'll lose consciousness, according to Headway, a brain injury charity.
After three minutes, the neurons in their brain will get damaged.
Permanent brain damage becomes much more likely after four minutes of your tot not being able to breathe.
After 10 minutes, a child could slip into a coma and lasting brain damage becomes almost inevitable if their brain is still alive.
Survival becomes almost impossible after 15 minutes.
This is why it's imperative that parents learn choking first aid.
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Myleene has first aid training
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Thanks to her training, the pop star was able to save both her daughters lives
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Using her first aid knowlegde, Myleene sprung into action.
'I turned her upside down, well, not literally, but she was small enough that I could lay her across my forearm," she said.
"I gave her a firm back blow and eventually she vomited it up,' she added.
"Then she just toddled off as if nothing had happened. I was left a complete wreck.'
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Myleene's first aid training also helped her save her other daughter, Ava, during a choking incident when she was a tween.
Both "terrfiying" experiences drove her to earn a more professional qualification with St John Ambulance, she said.
In a post she shared on Instagram in June of herself doing the training and wearing the first aid uniform, she wrote: "The only thing worse would have been not knowing what to do.
"I had done first aid, but now I wanted to learn it to a more sort of professional level," she explained on the podast.
"This might be your sign to get first aid trained." she added.
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The five warning signs your child might be choking
According to the NHS, choking is common in young children, especially during play or mealtimes.
This is because they often explore objects by putting them in their mouths.
Parents are advised to keep small items out of reach, cut food into small pieces, and familiarise themselves with first aid techniques.
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