Henry Heimlich year of age, as does the National Safety Council. The 2005 choking-rescue guidelines published by the American Heart Association called the procedure "abdominal thrusts". The new guidelines stated that chest thrusts and back blows may also deal with choking effectively. In spring 2006, the American Red Cross "downgraded" the use of the Heimlich maneuver, essentially returning to the pre-1986 guidelines. For conscious victims, the new guidelines (nicknamed "the five and five"), recommend first applying five backblows; if this method fails to remove the airway obstruction, rescuers will then apply five abdominal thrusts. For unconscious victims, the new guidelines recommend chest
Dr. Jay Loeffler Dr. Jay Loeffler Dr. Jay Steven Loeffler (born December 27, 1955) is an American physician at Massachusetts General Hospital where he serves as Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology since 2000. He is the Herman and Joan Suit Professor of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Loeffler attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Williams College and the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. After medical school, he trained at the former Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy in Boston serving as Chief Resident. He worked in the Laboratory of Radiobiology under