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Surgeon who developed Heimlich Maneuver signed Dr. Henry Heimlich

Surgeon who developed Heimlich Maneuver signed Dr. Henry Heimlich

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    Description

    Henry Judah Heimlich (German pronunciation:
    [haɪ̯mlɪç]
    ; February 3, 1920 – December 17, 2016) was an American
    thoracic surgeon
    and medical researcher. He is widely credited as the inventor of the
    Heimlich maneuver
    ,
    [2]
    a technique of
    abdominal thrusts
    for stopping choking,
    [3]
    described in Emergency Medicine in 1974.
    [4]
    He also invented the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients
    [5]
    and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "
    flutter valve
    ", which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity.