Choking alone (without back blows) to assist a choking victim, is referred to as "The Heimlich Maneuver." The purpose of abdominal thrusts is to create pressure that will expel any object lodged in the airway upwards to relive the obstruction. The Heimlich Maneuver specifically excludes back blows; its inventor, Dr. Henry Heimlich, believed that back blows were likely to cause an airway obstruction to become more deeply lodged in the victim's airway. So, while abdominal thrusts are part of other choking victim protocols, the Heimlich Maneuver uses only abdominal thrusts to attempt to dislodge airway obstructions. The American Red Cross recommends
Dr. Henry K. Foote House Dr. Henry K. Foote House The Dr. Henry K. Foote House is a single-family home located at 213 West Huron Street in Milford, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Dr. Henry K. Foote was born in 1803 in East Haddam, Connecticut, educated in Connecticut and Vermont, he trained as a physician in Albany, New York. In 1834, Foote and his wife Minerva moved to Michigan, settling in Wixom. In 1834/35, the Footes purchased two lots in the village of Milford, which at that time was just beginning to be settled. They constructed a