Heimlich's Maneuvers: My Seventy Years of Lifesaving Innovation

by Henry J. Heimlich

Book Overview

Here, in his own words, is the story of one of the twentieth century's most creative medical innovators, Dr. Henry Heimlich. The thoracic surgeon is best known for having developed the Heimlich Maneuver, the world's easiest-to-learn and most universally known method to save people from choking to death on food or foreign objects. But many don't know about Dr. Heimlich's other life-saving inventions. He is the inventor of the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616148497
• ISBN13: 9781616148492
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"