The Heimlich maneuver was first described in the June 1974 edition of Emergency Medicine, and then later that same month in the popular press with a widely syndicated article from the Chicago Daily ...

Choking is one of the top five leading causes of unintentional, injury-related deaths in the U.S., according to the National Safety Council, a nonprofit safety advocacy organization focused on ...

ST. LOUIS – It’s a method of helping choking victims that just about everyone is familiar with. The Heimlich maneuver was popularized by the late Dr. Henry Heimlich in the 1970s. He made national ...

Adults and children should be given five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts Choking infants should receive five back blows followed by five chest thrusts ...

It is a scene that has played out in countless restaurants, family dinners and even the movies: A diner, gasping for air and clutching at their throat, is enveloped in what looks like a bear hug.

You’re dining in a restaurant when someone at a table nearby starts choking. As they gasp for air — and help — a bystander rushes to their aid. If the bystander in this dramatic scene were trained in ...

An atmospheric river is moving through western Washington and expected to dump 1-3 inches of rain and bring mountain snow to the region. by Ray Marcham A waterfront restaurant patron has a Seattle ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Warwick teacher is being praised for her quick actions after she used the Heimlich maneuver to save a young student who was choking. It’s important to note that if ...