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Upland Bodycam Video Shows Officer Reviving Choking Baby Who Is Expected to Fully Recover

Doctors say immediate CPR before paramedics arrived made the difference.

Overview

  • The medical emergency unfolded on Aug. 29 around 2 p.m. at a home near 13th Street and Campus Avenue in Upland.
  • Body-worn camera video shows Officer Trayvon Davis clearing the infant’s airway and administering CPR to baby Beya.
  • Family members called 911 and the grandfather started CPR prior to police arrival, the mother said.
  • The baby was breathing again by the time paramedics arrived and was transported to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.
  • Doctors believe choking led to cardiac arrest, expect a full recovery, and urge caregivers to learn infant CPR.