A pediatrician who has lived every parent’s worst fear has an important message for caregivers of kids everywhere.

Dr. Michael Milobsky didn’t panic when his daughter started to choke on a piece of pizza crust — he went straight to the training that he believes everyone should know.

“There is one main skill and piece of knowledge that every parent needs to save your child’s life at home, and that is how to manage choking,” he said in a TikTok video posted on Aug. 12.

As a father of seven, he’s luckily only had to utilize the skill once, on his fifth child.

“Without knowing this, it would’ve been over,” he said. “Choking is so important to know to be able to act in the moment because by the time you call 9-1-1 and get help, the damage is done, and it could be permanent.”

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