Inventor of Heimlich maneuver dies at 96

Associated Press
Sat, 17 Dec 2016 13:29:54 -0500

CINCINNATI — The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims has died. Dr. Henry Heimlich died early Saturday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was 96. His son, Phil, says he suffered a heart attack earlier in the week. Heimlich was director of surgery at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati in 1974 when...