Henry Heimlich
Physician
1920 –
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Who is Henry Heimlich?
Henry Judah Heimlich is an American thoracic surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, described in Emergency Medicine in 1974. Other medical inventions include the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "flutter valve," which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1920
Wilmington - Also known as
- Dr. Henry Heimlich
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Weill Cornell Medical College
- Lived in
- Delaware
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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