| Henry Jay Heimlich |
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Henry Jay Heimlich
Physician Henry Heimlich received his medical degree from Cornell
Medical School and did his initial work in New York City. In 1977, he
transferred to Xavier University in Cincinnati, where he became
professor of advanced clinical sciences. Heimlich's main field of
study is disorders of the alimentary tract.
He published books on thoracic and stomach surgery. But it was his
procedure for saving a choking victim developed in the mid-1970's that
made his name a household word. By applying sudden pressure to the
abdomen by various means, a rescuer can force air upward through the
windpipe, thereby dislodging the obstruction and reopening the airway.
Although it is widely used on choking victims, Heimlich has battled
with the medical establishment over whether the Heimlich maneuver
should be used on drowning victims instead of mouth to mouth
resusitation. In 1994, he traveled to China to work on a controversial
experimental treatment for AIDS. But Heimlich has even loftier
objectives. "My ultimate goal," he wrote in Who's Who in America, "is
to avoid needless death and promote well-being for the largest number
of people by establishing a philosophy that will eliminate war."
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