Being convicted of attempted murder helped a former NHL player save a life: Former NHL player Mike Danton was sent to prison for plotting to take a life. In his return to professional hockey, the skills he learned while incarcerated may well have saved one.
That's nice and all, but if he'd received any actual first-aid training, he'd probably know that you're not supposed to shove your hand into the mouth of someone who's having a seizure.
The whole thing about swallowing and choking on your tongue is an old urban legend.
posted by keylimeguy at 09:41 PM on September 21, 2011