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Dr. Henry Heimlich is under increasing fire for his decades-long campaign to make the Heimlich maneuver the first step in drowning rescue.
The American Heart Association takes the rare step of singling it out as "unnecessary and potentially dangerous" in new guidelines for this year. Despite Heimlich's nearly 30-year campaign, every authority to evaluate the maneuver for drowning has recommended against using it before mouth-to-mouth breathing, if at all.See the full content of this document
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Heimlich Fights for Drowning Maneuver
There are two main reasons, say the heart association, the world'...
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