For decades, the Heimlich maneuver has been lauded as the best course of action to save someone who is choking, but now experts say there is a better way. Since it was published in 1974, the ...

A Mass General Brigham emergency care doctor shares step-by-step guidance on how to administer the Heimlich maneuver to adults, children and yourself in a choking event.

For decades, the Heimlich maneuver has been lauded as the best action to save someone who is choking, but now experts say there is a better way. Now experts say there is a better way.

The Heimlich maneuver is defined as a "first-aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstruction caused by a foreign body," per the National Library of Medicine.

There are conflicting reports from Heimlich himself whether the 2016 incident was the first time he'd used the maneuver in a real-life situation. A claim that the inventor of the anti-choking ...

Instead of specifying the Heimlich maneuver, it urged rescuers to do "five-and-five." That's five sharp back blows between the shoulder blades followed, if necessary, by five quick abdominal thrusts.

The Heimlich maneuver should be altered for toddlers and children younger than five years old or weighing less than 45 pounds. First, kneel behind the child to get down to their level.

CINCINNATI (AP) – The 96-year-old retired chest surgeon credited with developing the namesake Heimlich maneuver has used it to save a woman choking on food at his senior living center. Dr. Henry ...

Jayceon Branch, a second-grader at Raleigh Oak Charter Elementary in North Carolina, is being hailed a hero after using the Heimlich maneuver he learned on YouTube to save classmate Donye Moore, 7 ...

Heimlich is also critical of the suction devices—certainly in lieu of the Heimlich maneuver. Either way, Landon's mother said that something must be done. “My sweet Landon deserved better.

The Heimlich maneuver, developed by Dr. Henry J. Heimlich in 1974, has been credited with saving thousands of lives. It entails wrapping both arms around a choking victim from behind, ...

The 'Five and Five', or most commonly the Heimlich maneuver, is a first-aid method for choking — when a person can’t breathe because food, a toy or another foreign item ...