Every school in NYC would be required to have “airway clearance devices” to help prevent choking deaths under a City Council ...

A quick-thinking 10th grader saved a choking student using the Heimlich maneuver, moments after learning the technique in class.

A Preble County woman is speaking out after allegedly performing the Heimlich maneuver on herself after eating a sandwich from an area restaurant. Patricia Webster ...

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 ...

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 ...

Be prepared with a first aid kit for your pet ... Acting quickly with the Heimlich maneuver can get your dog out of danger.(Shutterstock) Practice the pet Heimlich maneuver and know how to ...

Julia Dolle, a dining room server, said she was in the dining room during the choking incident and saw Heimlich providing aid ... was the first time he'd ever performed his own maneuver on someone.

Invented by Dr. Henry Heimlich in 1974, the maneuver, which involves upward thrusts under the ribcage, is a first-aid method to dislodge food and objects from choking victims. Its success rate is ...

But first-aid experts warn, and research shows ... the day her son died and used traditional methods, like the Heimlich maneuver, to try and save her son, “those emergency protocols failed ...

The Heimlich maneuver is a first-aid method recommended by most health organizations, which uses abdominal thrusts to dislodge an obstruction from a person’s windpipe. Mass General Brigham ...