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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 ...

Monday might not have been the first time Dr. Henry Heimlich performed his namesake medical procedure on a live choking victim.

The Heimlich manoeuvre can help when someone is choking. Here's how to do it correctly.

Learn how to save yourself from choking if you're alone when it happens, including how to perform the self-Heimlich maneuver and other choking first aid tips.

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.

If back blows don’t remove the stuck object, give five abdominal thrusts, also known as the Heimlich maneuver. For giving abdominal thrusts, stand behind the person,wrap your arms around the waist.

That's why I was glad to have stumbled across veterinarian Dr. Adam Christman's tutorial on how to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on a dog. It literally could save their life!