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The Man Behind the Maneuver

2013-03-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·24m 50s ·by WNYC Studios
The Man Behind the Maneuver
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About this episode

In the 1970s, choking became national news: thousands were choking to death, leading to more accidental deaths than guns. Nobody knew what to do. Until a man named Henry Heimlich came along with a big idea. Since then, thousands and thousands – maybe even millions – have been rescued by the Heimli