Historical Events tagged with "technique"
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Health & Medicine
Heimlich Maneuver Published in Emergency Medicine
June 1st, 1974 50 years ago
The Heimlich maneuver is published as a lifesaving technique for choking victims in the journal Emergency Medicine. Dr. Henry Heimlich introduced this method to be an effective way to dislodge food or objects blocking a person's airway, demonstrating how it can prevent choking-related fatalities. Emergency Medical Professionals widely adopted it soon after its publication, and it became a standard emergency response technique in various settings.
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