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Henry Judah Heimlich (German pronunciation: [haimlɪç]; February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American thoracic surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver,[1] a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking,[2] described in Emergency Medicine in 1974.[3] He also invented the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients[4] and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "flutter valve," which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity.[5]
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n 1962, Heimlich invented the chest drainage flutter valve (also called the Heimlich valve).[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Heimlich#cite_note-9][9][10] He says his inspiration came from seeing a Chinese soldier die from a bullet wound to the chest during World War II.[11] The design of the valve allows air and blood to drain from the chest cavity in order to allow a collapsed lung to re-expand.[12] The invention was credited with saving scores of lives on the battlefields of the Vietnam War and emergency rooms across the country.[13]
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Heimlich first published his views about the maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in Emergency Medicine entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the procedure to rescue a choking victim, Irene Bogachus, in Bellevue, Washington.[14]
From 1976 to 1985, the choking-rescue guidelines of the American Heart Association and of the American Red Cross taught rescuers to first perform a series of backblows to remove the FBAO (foreign body airway obstruction); if backblows failed, then rescuers learned to proceed with the Heimlich maneuver (aka "abdominal thrusts"). After a July 1985 American Heart Association conference, backblows were removed from choking-rescue guidelines. From 1986 to 2005, the published guidelines of the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross recommended only the Heimlich maneuver as the treatment for choking; the NIH still does for conscious persons over one year of age,[15] as does the NSC.[16]
The 2005 choking-rescue guidelines published by the American Heart Association called the procedure "abdominal thrusts". The new guidelines stated that chest thrusts and back blows may also deal with choking effectively.[17]
In Spring 2006, the American Red Cross "downgraded" the use of the Heimlich maneuver,[18] essentially returning to the pre-1986 guidelines. For conscious victims, the new guidelines (nicknamed "the five and five"), recommend first applying five backblows; if this method fails to remove the airway obstruction, rescuers will then apply five abdominal thrusts. For unconscious victims, the new guidelines recommend chest thrusts, a method first recommended in a 1976 study by Charles Guildner,[19] with results duplicated in a year 2000 study by Audun Langhelle.[20] The 2006 guidelines also eliminated the phrase "Heimlich maneuver" and replaced it with "abdominal thrust".[21]
Allegations of case fraud have dogged Heimlich's promotion of abdominal thrusts as a treatment for drowning.[22] The 2005 drowning rescue guidelines of the American Heart Association[23] did not include citations of Heimlich's work and warn against the use of the Heimlich maneuver for drowning rescue as unproven and dangerous, due to its risk of vomiting leading to aspiration.[23]
In 2003, Heimlich's colleague Edward Patrick issued a press-release portraying himself as the uncredited co-developer of the maneuver.[24][25] "I would like to get proper credit for what I've done...but I'm not hyper about it."
Heimlich used the maneuver himself for the second time on May 23, 2016, almost 42 years after his work was published, successfully saving the life of a fellow resident of his senior living community, Patty Ris.[26][27] He told the BBC in 2003 that he had used it for the first time on a man choking in a restaurant when he was about 80 years old.[10]
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n 1962, Heimlich invented the chest drainage flutter valve (also called the Heimlich valve).[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Heimlich#cite_note-9][9][10] He says his inspiration came from seeing a Chinese soldier die from a bullet wound to the chest during World War II.[11] The design of the valve allows air and blood to drain from the chest cavity in order to allow a collapsed lung to re-expand.[12] The invention was credited with saving scores of lives on the battlefields of the Vietnam War and emergency rooms across the country.[13]
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Heimlich first published his views about the maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in Emergency Medicine entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the procedure to rescue a choking victim, Irene Bogachus, in Bellevue, Washington.[14]
From 1976 to 1985, the choking-rescue guidelines of the American Heart Association and of the American Red Cross taught rescuers to first perform a series of backblows to remove the FBAO (foreign body airway obstruction); if backblows failed, then rescuers learned to proceed with the Heimlich maneuver (aka "abdominal thrusts"). After a July 1985 American Heart Association conference, backblows were removed from choking-rescue guidelines. From 1986 to 2005, the published guidelines of the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross recommended only the Heimlich maneuver as the treatment for choking; the NIH still does for conscious persons over one year of age,[15] as does the NSC.[16]
The 2005 choking-rescue guidelines published by the American Heart Association called the procedure "abdominal thrusts". The new guidelines stated that chest thrusts and back blows may also deal with choking effectively.[17]
In Spring 2006, the American Red Cross "downgraded" the use of the Heimlich maneuver,[18] essentially returning to the pre-1986 guidelines. For conscious victims, the new guidelines (nicknamed "the five and five"), recommend first applying five backblows; if this method fails to remove the airway obstruction, rescuers will then apply five abdominal thrusts. For unconscious victims, the new guidelines recommend chest thrusts, a method first recommended in a 1976 study by Charles Guildner,[19] with results duplicated in a year 2000 study by Audun Langhelle.[20] The 2006 guidelines also eliminated the phrase "Heimlich maneuver" and replaced it with "abdominal thrust".[21]
Allegations of case fraud have dogged Heimlich's promotion of abdominal thrusts as a treatment for drowning.[22] The 2005 drowning rescue guidelines of the American Heart Association[23] did not include citations of Heimlich's work and warn against the use of the Heimlich maneuver for drowning rescue as unproven and dangerous, due to its risk of vomiting leading to aspiration.[23]
In 2003, Heimlich's colleague Edward Patrick issued a press-release portraying himself as the uncredited co-developer of the maneuver.[24][25] "I would like to get proper credit for what I've done...but I'm not hyper about it."
Heimlich used the maneuver himself for the second time on May 23, 2016, almost 42 years after his work was published, successfully saving the life of a fellow resident of his senior living community, Patty Ris.[26][27] He told the BBC in 2003 that he had used it for the first time on a man choking in a restaurant when he was about 80 years old.[10]
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