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

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

In a real-life merit badge test, a local Boy Scout saved his mother when she was choking. Benjamin Hallquist was recently recognized by Fallon Troop 1776 for his quick response during the May 17 ...

Local Boy Scout saves mother with Heimlich maneuver Boy Scout Benjamin Hallquist is recognized by Fallon Troop #1776 for saving his mother, Jessica, during a barbecue. Provided to the LVN ...

TURNS OUT BARTENDER JUSTIN GOODNEY WAS THE RIGHT GUY FOR THIS EMERGENCY. LEAPING OVER THE BAR AND JUMPING INTO ACTION AS A CUSTOMER WAS CHOKING. HE WAS MAKING SOME SOUNDS. YOU COULD SEE HIS FACE WAS ...

The bartender, Justin Goodney, "jumped over the bar and performed the Heimlich maneuver" on a patron who was choking on the evening of Wednesday, July 9, the restaurant said in a social media post.

Each year, choking claims the lives of more than 4,100 Americans aged 65 or older. In response, several companies are marketing anti-choking devices.

Fifteen-year-old Valeria Markiewicz saved a choking Texas Roadhouse employee, Dekari Henderson, by performing the Heimlich maneuver. Markiewicz learned the life-saving technique in a high school ...

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 ...

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.

A Sterling Heights teenager who used his first aid training to save his mother’s life transitioned into a hero.