A dog was spotted choking on the floor of a kitchen in Bangkok, Thailand, before its owner rushed to perform the Heimlich maneuver. See the wild moment.

In honor of National Heimlich Maneuver Day, Rhoda Strong, instructor of CPR First Aid 1, stopped by Houston Life to demonstrate the right way to do these abdominal thrusts and save a life.

Though he invented the technique in 1974, Dr. Henry Heimlich, now 96, used it for the first time to save a woman who was choking on a hamburger.

Here now, a look at some of the artsy Heimlich maneuver posters ensuring diners don’t choke to death on their food — and doing it in style, no less.

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Dr. Heimlich, who was able to dislodge the piece of meat with three thrusts, is just as glad he was given the opportunity to save Ris’ life. “When I used it, and she recovered quickly,” the ...