Official guidelines show they teach back blows first and then the Heimlich maneuver. Colin Williams with the American Red Cross says, "There's a lot of different techniques and there's a lot of ...

Between 1986 and 2006, the Red Cross recommended the Heimlich maneuver to assist choking victims. But in 2006, it began advising the combined back blow and Heimlich maneuver approach it does today.

American Red Cross representative, Erin McDonald taught us how to perform the maneuver in a variety of situations. WANE-TV’s Rob Lydick acted as the dummy, with Sara Schaefer standing by.

You’re dining in a restaurant when someone at a table nearby starts choking. As they gasp for air — and help — a bystander rushes to their aid.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The American Red Cross last spring made a subtle change in its instructions for helping someone who is choking. Instead of specifying the Heimlich maneuver, it urged rescuers to do ...

The American Red Cross' first-aid procedure still recommends five back slaps and then five abdominal thrusts to deal with choking. ... Dr. Heimlich Fighting the Red Cross over Maneuver.

However, most people now learning first aid from the American Red Cross are surprised to discover that the maneuver, promoted by Dr. Henry Heimlich in the 1970s and '80s, is not the first response ...

Dr. Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, ... Heimlich renewed a long-running battle with the American Red Cross.

Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, ... Heimlich renewed a long-running battle with the American Red Cross.

Since inventing the Heimlich maneuver in 1974 with a team of Jewish Hospital researchers, Dr. Henry Heimlich claims the procedure and its abdominal thrusts - into the stomach above the ...

CINCINNATI -- Dr. Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, has died. The famed Hyde Park physician was 96. “He ...