Henry Heimlich Heimlich's medical assistant in China. The design of the valve allows air and blood to drain from the chest cavity in order to allow a collapsed lung to re-expand. The invention was credited with saving the lives of hundreds of American soldiers in the Vietnam War. Heimlich first published his views about the maneuver in a June 1974 informal article in "Emergency Medicine" entitled, "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary". On June 19, 1974, the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" reported that retired restaurant-owner Isaac Piha used the procedure to rescue a choking victim, Irene Bogachus, in Bellevue, Washington. From 1976 to 1985, the
Henry Marshall (physician) was 57 years old, he married Anne Wingate (1801-1899), eldest daughter of John Wingate of Westshiels in Roxburghshire, and 26 years his junior. His portrait, by Sir Daniel Macnee, is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, but is not on display. His biography was written by Dr John Brown. Henry Marshall (physician) Dr Henry Marshall FRSE (1775-1851) was a Scottish military surgeon, hygienist and medical author. He served as Inspector General of all British military hospitals in the early 19th century. He is known as the “founder of military medical statistics”. He also campaigned strongly for the abolition of