than the Heimlich maneuver. Needless to say, Dr. Heimlich’s questionable actions led the American Red Cross to make a big change to its first-aid protocols in 2006. Up to then, the Red Cross had ...

In 2006, the American Red Cross, which undergoes a review of first-aid protocols every five years, decided to downgrade the importance of the Heimlich maneuver. The organization instead ...

According to Elizabeth Hewett Brumberg, MD, an American Red Cross Scientific Advisory ... Clutch your throat to show them you ...

Pull your hands sharply inwards and upwards. Repeat up to five times. This is sometimes called the Heimlich manoeuvre or abdominal thrust. Don’t do this on a child under a year old. Support them, ...