Needless to say, Dr. Heimlich’s questionable actions led the American Red Cross to make a big change to its first-aid protocols in 2006. Up to then, the Red Cross had — for 20 years — only ...

Invented by Dr. Henry Heimlich in 1974, the maneuver, which involves upward thrusts under the ribcage, is a first-aid method to dislodge food and objects from choking victims. Its success rate is ...

The Mayo Clinic recommends taking your fist in your hand and shoving it into your navel using a hard surface like a ...

WMAR A Baltimore fourth grader has saved a classmate’s life by carrying out the Heimlich maneuver in school. Leith Walk Elementary School student Jace Wiggins, 9, performed the first aid ...

his friend was giving him a life-saving Heimlich manoeuvre. It's something students were prepared for thanks to an in-class first aid training at his school, École élémentaire catholique Sainte ...

Here are some important first aid dos and don'ts ... Now, should you give someone in distress the Heimlich maneuver right away? No. First, quickly confirm that they're actually choking.

Skip to 0:55 for the key first aid steps. Watch a British Sign Language version of ... This is sometimes called the Heimlich manoeuvre or abdominal thrust. Don’t do this on a child under a year old.

A first aid kit is handy during emergencies ... Acting quickly with the Heimlich maneuver can get your dog out of danger.(Shutterstock) Practice the pet Heimlich maneuver and know how to safely ...

It’s just very emotional, I guess… just shocking to me that I was able to do that for someone," Natalie May recalled of her heroic action ...