Each year, choking claims the lives of more than 4,100 Americans who are 65 or older. It’s the most vulnerable age group, ...

Bennett Dixon is celebrated as a hero for saving a choking student at her high school. ROCKLIN, Calif. — From neighbors helping neighbors to inspiring acts of kindness, we're sharing stories of people ...

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 ...

Perform the cat Heimlich maneuver If a mouth sweep doesn’t dislodge the object and your cat is still choking, you may need to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

An annual event will bring hundreds of paddleboard and water recreation enthusiasts to Lake Natoma in Folsom for three days' ...

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.

Trained at 13, now a hero: Sterling Heights teen uses Heimlich to save mom during family dinner Teen was trained in first aid through the Boy Scouts STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich.

Newtown Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corp (NVAC) are teaming up to bring community CPR classes to Newtown. The first class on Saturday, July 19, was completely ...

But many elderly people do not. Each year, choking claims the lives of more ... back slaps. There's also the Heimlich maneuver, named after the doctor credited with devising it in the 1970s. It ...

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 ...