In 2016, the creator of the Heimlich maneuver, Dr. Henry Heimlich, used it to save a fellow resident in his retirement home. There are conflicting reports from Heimlich himself whether the 2016 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) – A 9-year-old at a school in North Carolina stepped in at the right time to help a classmate who was choking. Jayceon Branch is a student at Raleigh Oak Charter Academy. It was ...

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 ...

Nineteen-year-old Owen Thurnau is being credited with saving a man's life after the Owatonna, Minnesota, Hy-Vee employee successfully gave the Heimlich maneuver to a choking man last month. It ...

MESA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — An elementary school student in Arizona came to the rescue after one of his classmates started to choke during lunch. The entire incident was caught on camera at Porter ...

Henry Heimlich, the medical maverick who came up with a maneuver credited with saving thousands of choking victims but who damaged his standing as a proponent of the curative powers of malaria, died ...