{"id":2354,"date":"2021-05-28T14:17:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T14:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/june-first-is-heimlich-manuver-day\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T17:56:09","slug":"heimlich-maneuver-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/heimlich-maneuver-day\/","title":{"rendered":"June First Is Heimlich Maneuver Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2354\" class=\"elementor elementor-2354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1dbb69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d1dbb69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5365af3f\" data-id=\"5365af3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfb026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abfb026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heimlich Maneuver Day!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2056ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2056ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, June first is Heimlich Maneuver Day. It is a day to honor a simple procedure that has saved many lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83127c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83127c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of Heimlich Maneuver Day.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604ea98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604ea98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heimlich Maneuver Day goes back to the 1970s when <span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-e757826 ); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Henry Heimlich\u2019s technique for dislodging food or objects caught in people\u2019s throats has saved thousands of lives around the world since it was invented.<\/span><\/p><p>The surgeon, who gave his name to the simple but dramatic procedure used to rescue people from choking, recently saved someone\u2019s life with the Heimlich Maneuver at the age of 96.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">In 2016 the retired chest surgeon assisted a female resident at his retirement home in Cincinnati who was choking, saving yet another life.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">They were dining together and when he saw that she was choking Dr. Heimlich spun her around in her chair so he could get behind her and administered several upward thrusts with a fist until the piece of meat she was choking on was dislodged and she could breathe again.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">This is the simple procedure that is taught to all who provide in-home elderly care when they complete CPR training.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">Prior to the Heimlich Maneuver, the standard practice for dealing with choking was to hit the afflicted person on the back. Heimlich argued then and still does, that this action can force the obstruction further into the airway, not dislodge it.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">The Heimlich Maneuver can be used by trained in-home senior caregivers and by the general public. The Heimlich Maneuver consists of an in-home caregiver putting their arms around the choking victim and exerting upward abdominal thrusts, just above the navel and below the ribs, with the linked hands in a fist, until the obstruction is dislodged.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">In the US just over 4,800 people die annually from choking through various causes, with around 3,000 of those believed to be from choking on food, according to the US National Safety Council. These choking deaths can be prevented by this simple and effective maneuver. Therefore all <a href=\"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/services\/\">in-home caregivers referred by Abby Services<\/a> are trained in the important lifesaving procedure as part of their state-required training.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471160e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"471160e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You don't need to wait for Heimlich Maneuver Day to learn this simple lifesaving procedure.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac730d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac730d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"><div class=\"avia_textblock  \"><p>CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) training is available, along with First Aid Training for community groups or businesses. locally in Fort Myers through the <a href=\"https:\/\/ionafiredistrict.com\/events\/cpr-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iona Fire District.<\/a><\/p><p>CPR classes are available in different formats. The class can be targeted toward learning the technique of CPR and choking for adults, children, or infants \u2013 OR all three.<\/p><p>Through the Iona Fire District, Participants are taught by certified American Heart Association (AHA) instructors and receive a course and personal handbook in CPR\/AED. This Family-friendly course is available at no cost to residents of the Iona-McGregor Fire District.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heimlich Maneuver Day! Yes, June first is Heimlich Maneuver Day. It is a day to honor a simple procedure that has saved many lives. The History of Heimlich Maneuver Day. Heimlich Maneuver Day goes back to the 1970s when Dr. Henry Heimlich\u2019s technique for dislodging food or objects caught in people\u2019s throats has saved thousands [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[41],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}