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96-year-old Dr Henry Heimlich Does His Eponymous Maneuver For the First Time
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 27th May 2016This one is too good to pass on. Retired surgeon Henry Heimlich performed for the first time the maneuver he invented at the retirement center in Cincinnati that is his home. “When he heard that a resident was choking, Perry Gaines, maître d’ for the Deupree House dining room, ran toward the table. Gaines has been…
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