Heimlich has tussled with the Red Cross before. The Washington, D.C.-based first-aid and disaster relief organization has gone back and forth over the years on endorsing the Heimlich maneuver.

The Red Cross and other organizations suggest that first aid for choking begin with five slaps on the back. The family of Dr. Henry Heimlich is launching a campaign to demand proof that it works.

Current Red Cross guidelines advise administering five blows to a conscious choking victim’s back with the heel of the hand, and then performing abdominal thrusts — the Heimlich maneuver.

Red Cross under fire for training class methods, Heimlich maneuver guidelines Do you know the Heimlich Maneuver?

The duo is trying to put pressure on the American Red Cross, which trains 9 million people a year in lifesaving techniques, according to its website. The Red Cross is one of several groups ...

Current Red Cross guidelines advise administering five blows to a conscious choking victim’s back with the heel of the hand, and then performing abdominal thrusts — the Heimlich maneuver.

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.

Dr. Henry Heimlich—the controversial creator of the Heimlich Maneuver—warred with the American Red Cross for more than 40 years.

The American Red Cross' revised informational poster for conscious choking victims. American Red Cross For more than 30 years, the Heimlich maneuver was considered the gold standard for rescuing ...

The Red Cross and other organizations suggest that first aid for choking begin with five slaps on the back. The family of Dr. Henry Heimlich is launching a campaign to demand proof that it works.

The Red Cross and other organizations suggest that first aid for choking begin with five slaps on the back. The family of Dr. Henry Heimlich is launching a campaign to demand proof that it works.

The Red Cross and other organizations suggest that first aid for choking begin with five slaps on the back. The family of Dr. Henry Heimlich is launching a campaign to demand proof that it works.