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January 28, 2004

Illinois State Senate President Emit Jones, Jr.
507 West 111th Street
Chicago, IL 60628

Dear Senator Jones:

Carol Spizzirri, president of the Save A Life Foundation, advised me that you used the Heimlich maneuver to save the life of Paula Nachtrieb last November 19th. I understand she was choking on a piece of steak.

I am deeply moved when a person saves a life with the Heimlich maneuver. The Heimlich maneuver would be of little value without rescuers like you, who have the faith and courage to perform it.

The Heimlich Institute and the Save A Life Foundation have had a close relationship for several years. I am a member of their Board and have been guest of honor and keynote speaker at many of their summit meetings.

Save A Life is a strong advocate of the use of the Heimlich maneuver for saving choking and drowning victims. They continue to teach the Maneuver to the public and, in doing so, confirm the Mission statement of The Heimlich Institute: Finding simple solutions for saving lives.

I look forward to meeting you when I am next in Chicago.

Sincerely,
Henry J. Heimlich, M.D.. ScD.
President

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Also, from Ken Rudin, "Political Junkie," National Public Radio, 4/5/06: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...

Finally, regarding the feature in the March 23 column about how an apparent Heimlich maneuver between would-be rivals could affect a Maryland state legislative race, we got this note from Carol Spizzirri, the president and founder of the Save A Life Foundation: "I appreciate the PR on the maneuver. The more this is aired, the more people will want to learn about it." Carol tells us that Illinois state Senate President Emil Jones (D), the spokesman for the organization, "saved three lives in four years with (the) Heimlich. Dr. Henry Heimlich, who is 87 years old, is on my medical board, and he is grateful -- as I am -- that his maneuver saved even one life. P.S. You might be interested to know that Heimlich's son Phil is a Hamilton County (Ohio) commissioner and a former four-term city councilman from Cincinnati."