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.

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 ...

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.

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.

There are occasions when the Heimlich maneuver shouldn't be performed, however. It's recommended that if an infant under the age of 12 months starts choking, backslaps should be used instead.

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 ...

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 ...