At 96, Heimlich finally uses his life-saving maneuver

[Lowell]

A nicer story from Cincinnati than the killing of its zoo gorilla...

"CINCINNATI — When he heard that a resident was choking, Perry Gaines, maître d’ at the Deupree House dining room, ran toward the table.

When Gaines arrived at the table, Dr. Henry Heimlich, a 96-year-old resident who invented the famous technique for clearing a blocked airway, was standing behind the woman, ready to perform it.

Typically, a staff member would step in. “But,” Gaines said, pausing, “it is Dr. Heimlich.”

Heimlich, who swims and exercises regularly, was able to dislodge a piece of hamburger that had become stuck in the airway of Patty Ris, 87."
http://www.freep.com/story/news/nati...uver/85027962/

What goes around comes around?

[Bobl]

Once in a while, it is refreshing and good to read items like this. Thank you for posting.