Henry Heimlich

Dr Henry J. Heimlich (born February 3, 1920) was an American physician, and the inventor of the Heimlich manoeuver.

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Heimlich was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in 1941, and took his M.D. from Cornell Medical College in 1943. He is best known for the treatment for choking named after him. However, in 2004, his longtime colleague, Edward A. Patrick MD, claimed to be the uncredited co-developer of the maneuver. Heimlich first published his findings on the use of this maneuver in 1974, and within a week it had been used to save a choking victim.

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Heimlich's later work has been mired in controversy and widely discredited, in particular his claims that AIDS, cancer, and Lyme disease can be cured by giving patients malaria. His promotion of the use of the Heimlich maneuver for near-drowning rescue and for asthma victims has been dogged by allegations of fraud.

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