Henry Heimlich Edward Patrick issued a press release portraying himself as the uncredited co-developer of the maneuver. "I would like to get proper credit for what I've done...but I'm not hyper about it." Heimlich claimed to have used his namesake maneuver to rescue a choking victim for the first time on May 23, 2016, when he was aged 96, reportedly saving the life of a fellow resident of his senior living community, Patty Ris. However, in 2003 he told the BBC that he had used it for the first time on a man choking in a restaurant. Heimlich claimed his namesake treatment
Getting Along Famously Getting Along Famously Getting Along Famously is a Canadian sitcom which aired on CBC Television in 2006. Set in the early 1960s, "Getting Along Famously" starred real-life couple Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath as the hosts of a television variety show. Supporting cast members included Robin Duke, Bob Martin, Paul O'Sullivan, Ed Sahely and Patrick McKenna. The pilot episode, "Saving Ruby's Ass", aired January 10, 2005. It was one of three sitcom pilots aired by the CBC, along with "Walter Ego" and "Hatching, Matching and Dispatching", as a viewer response poll. Pilots that polled favourably were developed into full series.