The Man Behind the Maneuver

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2013

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In the 1970s, choking became national news: thousands were choking to death, leading to more accidental deaths than guns. Nobody knew what to do. Until a man named Henry Heimlich came along with a big idea. Since then, thousands and thousands -- maybe even millions -- have been rescued by the Heimlich maneuver. Yet the story of the man who invented it may not have such a happy ending.

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