What is Henry Heimlich?
{{Infobox person |name = Henry J. Heimlich |image = |image_width = |caption =2014 |birth_name = Henry Judah Heimlich |birth_date = {{birth date|1920|2|3}} |birth_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2016|12|17|1920|2|3}} |death_place = [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] |known_for = [[Choking#Treatment|Heimlich maneuver]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-05-22|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Choking#Treatment|reason= }} |education = [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]], [[Cornell University]] |boards = Heimlich Institute, [[Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine]] |occupation = [[Physician]] and [[Biomedical research|medical researcher]] |years_active = 1943–present |spouse = Jane Heimlich (née Murray) | module = {{Infobox scientist |prizes = [[Lasker Award]] (1984)<br /> Engineering and Science Hall of Fame (1985)<br />American Academy of Achievement Award (1985)<br />Safety and Health Hall of Fame (1993) |work_institutions = Deaconess Associations | child = yes }} }} '''Henry Judah Heimlich''' (February 3, 1920 &ndash; December 17, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] thoracic surgeon. He is known as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/askeds/henry-heimlichs-contributions|title=Henry Heimlich's Contributions|website=InfoPlease}}</ref> It is a technique of [[abdominal thrusts]] for stopping choking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-choking/basics/art-20056637|title=Choking: First aid|website=Mayo Clinic}}</ref> Heimlich, born in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]] on February 3, 1920. He died from complications from a [[heart attack]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], aged 96. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.heimlichinstitute.com/about_heimlich.php Biography page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611133835/http://www.heimlichinstitute.com/about_heimlich.php |date=2008-06-11