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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]
The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid method recommended by most health organizations, which uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge an obstruction from a person’s windpipe. Boy, 8, Saves Choking ...
Heimlich was enjoying a steak dinner at the Dupree House senior living facility, when he noticed the 87-year-old Patty Ris choking on her hamburger. Dr. Heimlich, 96, uses maneuver he invented to ...
The Heimlich Institute has stopped advocating on their website for the Heimlich maneuver to be used as a first aid measure for drowning victims. Heimlich's son, Peter M. Heimlich, alleges that in August 1974 his father published the first of a series of fraudulent case reports in order to promote the use of abdominal thrusts for near-drowning ...
An Arizona second-grader was celebrated as a hero — and honored at a school assembly last week — for his quick thinking after saving his friend who started to choke on his lunch during the ...
Jasser practices internal medicine and nuclear cardiology in Phoenix. [8] He has been on the Maricopa County board of health since 2005. He is a member of the Clarion Fund's advisory board, [ 39 ] a New York–based nonprofit organization that produces and distributes documentaries on the threats of Radical Islam.
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center is a private, non-profit acute-care teaching hospital apart of the HonorHealth network in Scottsdale, Arizona. History
After opening a second branch of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida in 1986, the Mayo Clinic opened a third branch in Scottsdale, Arizona in June 1987. The initial staff in Scottsdale included 47 physicians and 225 allied health workers. The Scottsdale campus includes the Mayo Clinic Building, the Samuel C. Johnson Research Building and ...