Every Pennsylvania school would have anti-choking devices under a proposed bill. Rep. Tarah Probst (D-Monroe/Pike) said she ...

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 is blocking their ...

A police officer in Texas helped save a child’s life after the toddler began choking at a gas station on Saturday. The ...

High school student saves classmate with Heimlich maneuver Ian Brown, 15, who learned the Heimlich maneuver at a police first aid training, was seen on surveillance video in the cafeteria of his ...

Davyon Johnson, an 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma, is being honored by his community after saving two lives in one day. Johnson performed the Heimlich maneuver on a classmate and helped a woman on ...

FILE – Dr. Henry Heimlich describes the maneuver he developed to help clear obstructions from the windpipes of choking victims, during an interview in his home in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Feb. 5 ...

The dramatic encounter took place on duty while Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center Cpl. Lee Higginbotham was on duty at a ...

Dr. Henry Heimlich ’41, who developed the famous Heimlich maneuver, died Saturday morning of a heart attack in Cincinnati. He was 96. Heimlich received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell ...

From The Beatles’ groundbreaking album to the debut of the Heimlich maneuver, June 1 is packed with cultural milestones. Here’s a look back at some historic moments that happened on this day.

When someone is choking, you can try perhaps the oldest form of first aid: back slaps. There's also the Heimlich maneuver, named after the doctor credited with devising it in the 1970s.

School safety officer Jason Schafer responded, started the Heimlich maneuver, and a short time later, had dislodged the bottle cap from Tyler's throat.