HENRY HEIMLICH
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.
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.
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.
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.