<story><title>Dr Heimlich saves choking woman with manoeuvre he invented</title><url>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36400365</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>drumdance</author><text>I like to think the greatest moment of my life was when I performed the heimlich on a colleague on an airplane. It took three tries but it worked. In retrospect I was surprised how calm I was. I remember thinking on the third try, &amp;quot;if this doesn&amp;#x27;t work, I&amp;#x27;m yelling for a flight attendant.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;What&amp;#x27;s even crazier is I was sitting in the window seat, she in the middle seat. I&amp;#x27;m surprised it worked in such cramped circumstances.&lt;p&gt;And something amusing: the guy in the aisle seat slept through the whole thing.</text></comment>
<story><title>Dr Heimlich saves choking woman with manoeuvre he invented</title><url>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36400365</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>alejohausner</author><text>Heimlich means well, but the popularity of his maneuver is due more to his relentless promotional skills, and not to sound research.  If someone is choking, it&amp;#x27;s best to slap them hard on the back a few times.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.metroactive.com&amp;#x2F;papers&amp;#x2F;metro&amp;#x2F;01.05.05&amp;#x2F;heimlich-0501.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.metroactive.com&amp;#x2F;papers&amp;#x2F;metro&amp;#x2F;01.05.05&amp;#x2F;heimlich-05...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>