PHILADELPHIA — Newly released body-camera footage shows Philadelphia Police Sgt. Thomas Cain racing into a crowd at FDR Park and working to save a toddler who was choking on a chip, according to reports from WPVI-TV and ABC News. The emergency happened at the Anna Verna Playground in South Philadelphia in March. WPVI reported that Cain responded after a child was struggling to breathe and that someone handed him the toddler as he reached the crowd. Cain began repeated back slaps, then turned the child over and continued trying to clear her airway. In WPVI’s account, Cain said the girl’s condition worsened as her eyes rolled back, her tongue began to swell, and she showed no signs of breathing. “Come on, baby. Come on,” Cain can be heard saying in the body-camera footage, according to WPVI. ABC News identified the child as Emma and reported that her family said she began choking on a chip while at the playground. The family, who declined to appear on camera, credited Cain with saving her life and said she is now doing fine, ABC News reported. Cain told WPVI he was trying to determine who the child’s mother was while also focusing on CPR and airway-clearing efforts. He estimated … [Read more...] about Bodycam Shows Philadelphia Sergeant Saving Choking Toddler at FDR Park