MASON COUNTY — Thursday was National Choking Awareness Day, and the Mason County Sheriff’s Office shared a tool that their deputies use.
The sheriff’s office placed anti-choking devices in all of their patrol cars in hopes of quickly treating a choking crisis.
The idea started as a stocking stuffer that Sheriff Kim Cole’s wife got to have in their home.
After Christmas, the sheriff had the anti-choking devices ordered for patrol cars with both toddler and adult devices included.
“I’m really thankful that we have such a day recognized. It’s something that’s kind of maybe not really well known. So I think National Choking Awareness Day is something that we should probably take a more serious look at as a community, as law enforcement leaders and as grandparents or parents,” Cole said.
