The Advocate

Saving lives with the Heimlich maneuver: how and when to do it

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 throat or ...
The Daily Dot

‘CHOKING ALONE IS LIKE MY WORST FEAR’: Man shares how to save yourself if you start choking and are alone

You've probably heard of the Heimlich maneuver, which another person can use to help someone who is choking. But what do you do if you start choking alone? A man explains how to perform the Heimlich ...
Chicago Tribune

Tinley Park sophomore saves eighth grader with Heimlich maneuver learned in gym class

Michael Gingras, a 15-year-old sophomore at Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, learned the Heimlich maneuver a year ago during a brief lesson in gym class. Two weeks ago, on Dec. 19, that ...
ABC7

Henry Heimlich, creator of life-saving maneuver, dies at 96

CINCINNATI -- The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96. His son, Phil, said he died at Christ Hospital ...
fox17online

'There was no time to think': East Kentwood senior saves man’s life with Heimlich days after CPR training

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — East Kentwood High School senior Natalie May saved a man’s life this past Tuesday by performing the Heimlich maneuver at Brann’s Steakhouse and Grille in Grand Rapids. “It’s kind ...
11Alive

Rocklin teen saves classmate from choking just an hour after learning Heimlich maneuver

ROCKLIN, Calif. — From neighbors helping neighbors to inspiring acts of kindness, we're sharing stories of people making a difference in our 'Champions of Hope' series. In Rocklin, a high school ...