But this is a myth perpetuated by Dr. Henry Heimlich. According to reports from Dr. Heimlich's youngest son, Peter Heimlich, the founder of the Heimlich maneuver spent years trying to discredit ...

Natalie May, a student at East Kentwood High School, saved a man’s life through the technique while working as a waitress at Brann’s Steakhouse and Grille in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dr. Henry J. Heimlich died in December 2016. He lived until age 96. The thoracic surgeon will always be remembered for the anti-choking technique that bears his name. Though familiar with the Heimlich ...

For more than 30 years, the Heimlich maneuver was considered the gold standard for rescuing conscious chocking victims. The method, invented by Dr. Henry Heimlich in 1974, involves applying upward ...

Local 12 also spoke with Phil Heimlich, Dr. Henry Heimlich’s son. His father invented the Heimlich maneuver in 1974. “To say that you're only going to train school staff if they buy one of ...

I didn't know he was actually, actually choking so i just did my thing, which was a Heimlich." The 9-year-old said he learned the technique from YouTube. Seven-year-old Donye Moore said he felt ...

I didn’t know he was actually, actually choking so I just did my thing, which was a Heimlich,” Jayceon said. The 9-year-old performed the life-saving technique without hesitation.

Jayceon Branch, 9, said he learned the Heimlich maneuver after watching YouTube CBS Chicago/YouTube Quick thinking by a 9-year-old boy in North Carolina helped save his friend who started choking ...

I didn’t know he was actually, actually chocking, so I just did my thing, which was a Heimlich,” said Jayceon ... that he had to be given the Heimlic maneuver or anything like that.

Barker plans to run track and study sports management at Indiana Tech in the fall. The Heimlich maneuver, as you may know, was developed in 1974 in Cincinnati by thoracic surgeon Henry Heimlich.

This wasn't Marchand's first time performing a Heimlich maneuver to save a kid choking on food. She had to do the same to her daughter years ago, when she was about 3 years old. Her time spent ...