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Every five days a child in the U.S. dies from choking to death. Most of these deaths could have been prevented if the parents knew how to administer the Heimlich maneuver. This emergency technique, which was developed by American Henry Heimlich, was founded in 1974. Since then it has saved over 100,000 American lives and countless more around the world.
This year National Heimlich Maneuver Week will occur from April 10-16. The week-long observance will celebrate the life-saving technique and educate the public about proper ways to perform it.
Do you want to learn the proper way to administer the Heimlich maneuver? Watch this video:
To learn more about the Heimlich Maneuver visit the Heimlich Institute.
-Trish Smith
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National Heimlich Maneuver Week is April 10-16
Every five days a child in the U.S. dies from choking to death. Most of these deaths could have been prevented if the parents knew how to administer the Heimlich maneuver. This emergency technique, which was developed by American Henry Heimlich, was founded in 1974. Since then it has saved over 100,000 American lives and countless more around the world.
This year National Heimlich Maneuver Week will occur from April 10-16. The week-long observance will celebrate the life-saving technique and educate the public about proper ways to perform it.
Do you want to learn the proper way to administer the Heimlich maneuver? Watch this video:
To learn more about the Heimlich Maneuver visit the Heimlich Institute.
-Trish Smith
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Democrats appear to have prevailed in the State Capitol battle over the budget and Medicaid. (Update, March 25: Beshear issued the vetoes.) After the Republican-controlled Senate passed a budget fix that included mandatory spending cuts across state government...
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