Abdominal thrusts and upwards". They argue that this may be easier to perform with less concern about injury to ribcage or upper abdominal organs. Self-administered abdominal thrusts by study participants produced similar pressures to those generated by first aiders. The highest pressures were produced by participants performing an abdominal thrust onto the back of a chair (115 cmHO). Abdominal thrusts Abdominal thrusts (also called the Heimlich maneuver or Heimlich manoeuvre, ) is a first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstructions (or choking) by foreign objects. The term Heimlich maneuver is named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, who first described it in
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