Henry Heimlich, the doctor who invented the Heimlich maneuver, was in the news again last week when he used his namesake technique to help a choking victim. It was a reminder that this would be a good ...

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 ...

A high school freshman calmly came to the rescue of a choking classmate. — -- A high school freshman from Wisconsin has been hailed as a hero by his community after he performed the Heimlich ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Teachers in Ohio and Kentucky aren't required to know CPR or the Heimlich maneuver like teachers are in neighboring Indiana. Members of the Kentucky Legislature are now considering ...

A North Carolina second-grader is being hailed a hero after he used a lifesaving skill he learned on YouTube on a classmate who started choking during recess — in a dramatic rescue caught on video.

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 ...