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Henry Judah Heimlich (February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited for the discovery of the Heimlich maneuver, [ 2 ] a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, [ 3 ] first described in 1974. [ 4 ]
In May 2016, Henry Heimlich, then age 96, claimed to have personally used the maneuver to save the life of a fellow resident at his retirement home in Cincinnati. It was alleged to be either the first or second time Heimlich himself used his namesake maneuver to save the life of someone in a non-simulated choking situation. [ 11 ]
Heimlich, a doctor who developed a life-saving technique to dislodge airway blockages, died at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Heimlich, developer of maneuver to save choking victims, dead at 96 ...
Henry's Emergency Lessons for People) [1] is a series of animated television shorts [2] that served as public service announcements, aimed at children. Created and produced by writer and lyricist Lynn Ahrens and named for and inspired by the work of contributor Dr. Henry Heimlich , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] who was listed as medical consultant. [ 5 ]
An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his choking friend in the elementary school cafeteria. See the video of Thomas Conley's brave act of heroism.
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He invented an artificial heart with the assistance of Dr. Henry Heimlich (inventor of the Heimlich maneuver) and held an early US patent for such a device. The University of Utah School of Medicine developed a similar apparatus around the same time, but when they tried to patent it, Winchell's patents were cited as prior art.
James Henry Greathead (1844–1896), South Africa – tunnel boring machine, tunnelling shield technique Chester Greenwood (1858–1937), U.S. – thermal earmuffs Lori Greiner (born 1969), U.S. – Silver Safekeeper anti-tarnish lining (jewelry organizers) and multiple consumer products, 120 US and foreign patents