Safety professionals encourage residents to receive first aid training

BIRMINGHAM — When Alex Calderone, a reserve police officer who volunteers at special events in Birmingham, attended a block party Aug. 22, he encountered a young girl who was choking. He recognized the signs and performed the Heimlich maneuver, and in the process, he saved her life.

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