Family members of Dr. Henry Heimlich say Red Cross guidance on choking victims could end in death
by Ese Olumhense, Chicago Tribune
Jul 16, 2018
3 minutes
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.
If the bystander in this dramatic scene were trained in first aid at the American Red Cross, then the choking victim could be in trouble, say Janet and Phil Heimlich, adult children of the late Dr. Henry Heimlich, whose namesake maneuver
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