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Heimlich manoeuvre inventor dies
Dotheboyshall
17-12-2016
Wonder how many lives his invention has saved
WhatJoeThinks
17-12-2016
96, eh? A good innings.
muggins14
17-12-2016
I imagine it's saved more lives than we will ever know, so thank you Mr Heimlich! RIP
RobinOfLoxley
17-12-2016
There are some caveats... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_thrusts
St Dabeoc
17-12-2016
ah who can remember the bad old days when eating a bread roll was like Russian Roulette
NightFox_Dancer
17-12-2016
When I was a kid I thought it was called the 'Hitler manoeuvre'.
I, Candy
17-12-2016
Really choked about hearing this news.
blueblade
17-12-2016
Originally Posted by I, Candy:
“Really choked about hearing this news.”

Hmmm.......I got a lump in my throat as well

Gallows humour apart - RIP.

Of course, he successfully performed the move himself for the very first time earlier this year, on an 87 year old woman who had swallowed some meat down the wrong way.
Ben_Copland
19-12-2016
Is it bad that my initial thought was "did he die by choking!?"
St Dabeoc
19-12-2016
The Heimlich Remover
Must work, haven't seen a Heimlich for years

I wonder how long it took to get the technique right
All those poor sods choking to death while simultaneously being pummeled and squeezed to no avail.
Oh dear, never mind, let's try another one
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