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Henry Judah Heimlich (born February 3, 1920) is an American thoracic surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, described in ''Emergency Medicine'' in 1974. Other medical inventions include the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "flutter valve," which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity.〔(4009 Heimlich valve 2005 )〕 == Personal life == Heimlich, born in Wilmington, Delaware to Philip and Mary (Epstein) Heimlich, graduated from New Rochelle High School (NY) in 1937 and from Cornell University (where he served as drum major of the Cornell Big Red Marching Band) with a B.A. in 1941. He received his M.D. from the Weill Cornell Medical College in 1943. On June 4, 1951, Heimlich married Jane Murray, daughter of ballroom-dancing entrepreneur Arthur Murray. Heimlich's wife coauthored a book on homeopathy with Maesimund B. Panos called "Homeopathic Medicine at Home."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Homeopathic Medicine at Home )〕 She also wrote ''What Your Doctor Won't Tell You'', which advocates chelation therapy and other alternative therapies. Heimlich and his wife had four children: Phil Heimlich, a former Cincinnati elected official turned conservative Christian radio talk-show host, Peter Heimlich, whose website describes what he alleges to be his father's "wide-ranging, unseen 50-year history of fraud",〔http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2007/07/heimlichs-son-p/〕 Janet Heimlich, a freelance reporter and Elisabeth Heimlich. Heimlich is the uncle of Anson Williams, who is known for his portrayal as Warren "Potsie" Weber on the 70s hit TV show Happy Days. Heimlich's memoir, ''HEIMLICH'S MANEUVERS: My Seventy Years Of Lifesaving Innovation'' was published in 2014 by Prometheus Books.〔http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=161&products_id=2201〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Heimlich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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