An eight-year-old schoolboy has been hailed as a hero after he rescued a his school friend from choking on a chicken nugget.
Garrett Brown sprang into action when he saw his friend Cashton York choking during lunch break on the school’s chicken nugget day.
In a scene described as "every teacher's and parent's worst nightmare", Cashton struggled to breathe while his classmates screamed for help and panicked around him.
Only young Garrett kept a cool head, reported his teacher, and quickly took action to save his friend's life.
The incident happened at Lakeview Elementary School, Oklahoma, USA during lunch break music teacher Jordan Nguyen reported.
“It was chicken nugget day and the kids absolutely love it, she said. “But during that lunch, a teacher's and parent's worst nightmare happened."
"He couldn't breathe."
She added: "Immediately, the boys around him stood up and started screaming for help from me, who was the adult in the room at the time.
"I was on the other side of the cafeteria and when I heard them scream, I ran to the students.
"However, there was one student, Garrett, who went way above and beyond just shouting for help."
The teacher then explained how Garrett immediately jumped in and instead of panicking like the others, he administered the Heimlich manoeuvre on his classmate during the incident on Thursday, 15th September.
He later revealed that he had learnt the technique from his father after choking on an object himself.
Garrett said: "He taught me how to do it in case anybody else is [choking]."
The Heimlich manoeuvre also known as abdominal thrusts is a first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstructions by foreign objects.
Nguyen continued: "Instead of shouting, he jumped to the other side of the table, went behind Cashton and did a couple thrusts of the Heimlich manoeuvre, and it only took about two thrusts and he was able to dislodge the food,.
"By the time I reached Cashton, the food had already dislodged and he was breathing again.
"When it was done, we all took a breath and thought, 'Did that just happen? Was that for real? Did this really just happen?'
"And we had to go back and watch the security footage just to be sure that 'Oh, that is what happened. Oh, my goodness.' It was pretty mind-blowing."
After getting his breath back, Cashton thanked and hugged Garrett in front of the whole group people.
He was then taken to the school nurse who examined him and determined he was "perfectly fine" before notifying his parents.
He reportedly returned to cafeteria for another round of chicken nuggets 15 minutes after the medical check.
To honour Garrett for his brave act Lakeview Elementary presented him with a special Hero Award certificate on behalf of the school on Friday, 30th September.
The Norman Fire Department praised the eight-year-old boy in a Facebook post and stated: "Congratulations Garrett, thank you for your swift and courageous actions!"
Nguyen said: "We surprised Garrett. He did not realise that he was getting that award that day.
"I think he definitely has a future in some sort of life-saving career."
Lakeview Elementary School officials stated they are planning to give their students free first aid courses to prepare them for such unexpected situations in the future.
