Overview

• On August 13 at Mexico City’s Isabel la Católica station, a 20-month-old began choking on a peanut while on the Line 1 platform.
• Female Policía Bancaria e Industrial officers immediately performed CPR and, with the mother’s help, expelled the lodged peanut to restore the child’s breathing.
• Paramedics from the Escuadrón de Rescate y Urgencias Médicas arrived moments later to assess the toddler and deemed hospital transfer unnecessary.
• The Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana documented the rescue in its official bitácora before the mother and child departed in stable condition.
• The incident highlights the vital role of on-site first-aid training among Metro staff in managing pediatric choking emergencies.