OT: Dr. Henry Heimlich - Inventor Of The Heimlich Maneuver Dead At 96

[JavaMan]

Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, died early Saturday morning. He was 96.

Heimlich was director of surgery at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati in 1974 when he devised the treatment for choking victims that made his name a household word.

“He regularly dazzled me with his vitality, even at his age, and his commitment to making sure things were done the right way,” recalled Patrick Ward, former executive director of the Deaconess Associations Foundation and a collaborator in the Heimlich Heroes program creating a classroom curriculum for teaching the maneuver to sixth-graders. “His passion for helping people never wavered.”

He lived an energetic, dedicated, and humanitarian life.

RIP, thank you, and godspeed, Dr. Henry Heimlich.

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[MilfordHusky]

The good doctor had long life and a nice legacy.

I'm hesitant to ask about the cause of death.

 

[JordyG]

This simple technique has saved thousands of lives worldwide. It's saddening to hear of his death, but clearly his legacy will live on in more than name only.

 

[pacific 44]

Tennessee had called him to inquire about a cure for choking but much to their consternation he had no answers as to the level that they had taken this affliction.May the good doctor maneuver his way into the happiest section of heaven.

 

[JimGunther]

Liz Taylor (or was it John Belushi) put him on the map.

All seriousness aside, he had a good run.

 

[formerlurker]

I'm choked up over this news.

 

[CL82]

I'm choked up over this news.

Needs the obligatory "too soon?"