“I literally couldn’t breathe, and it was super scary,” she said.
Elizabeth Bankswants to spread the gospel of the Heimlich maneuver after a scary choking incident on set.
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“I was alone in my trailer,” she explained.
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“I threw the door open, couldn’t make any noise, was so afraid it was terrifying.
I happened to see someone, who said, ‘Are you choking?’
Banks continued, “He had to do it twice.
His name is Julius, and he is my guardian angel.
Julius, I love you.
He saved my life, literally, on the set.”
“ensure you know how to do it, talk to your friends and family about it.
There’s tons of videos about how to do it.
It’s really easy.
For her part, Banks said she wouldn’t have minded a broken bone from the incident.
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