The youngster's actions

A schoolboy passed a first aid course and then went home and saved his younger brother's life just hours later.
Quick-thinking James Reed, nine, stopped his three-year-old brother Harri from choking after he stopped breathing and started to turn blue while eating a sandwich.
James, a cadet volunteer with St John Ambulance, sprang into action and used the first aid skills he'd learned earlier that day and gave Harri three strong blows to the back.

Hero: Quick-thinking James Reed, right, saved brother Harri, left, from choking after he stopped breathing and turned blue while eating a sandwich

Lifesaver: James, nine, had learned how to save someone's life when they are choking just hours earlier in his role as a cadet volunteer with St John Ambulance

The youngster's actions dislodged the piece of food from Harri's windpipe and he was able to catch his breath again.
James, of Mountain Ash, South Wales, said: 'I had been shown what to do that day but I never thought I'd have to use it so quickly.