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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This instructional film from the 1970s called “How To Save A Choking Victim With Dr. Henry J. Heimlich” talks about the importance of and how to administer the Heimlich Maneuver. The film opens with a group of teens having a picnic when one suddenly begins to choke. The film then disseminates information on how to recognize signs of choking as well as what to do. Later, the film features Dr. Henry J. Heimlich instructing a room on how to properly and safely save a choking victim. Dr. Henry J. Heimlich was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher credited as the inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver in 1974. Distributed by Oxford Films, a subsidiary of Paramount, the film was written by Donald Ham and Henry J. Heimlich, M.D, directed by Donald Ham, and produced by Bob Boucher, A. Scott Miller, and Art Evans. The film also features cast members Kathleen Bracken, Fred Draper, Elaine Edwards, Lisa Eilbacher, Larry Ellis, Rod Gist, Suzanne Horton, Almiria Quinn, Craig Rogers, and Michael Rye who star in the opening scene. Teens play volleyball in a public park (0:07). Friends pause the game when fried chicken lunch and cokes arrive (0:43). One of the friends begins to choke on his food (1:03). Freeze frame of young man turning blue, voice over relays statistics on choking deaths in America (1:20). Illustration of lungs to display how choking causes asphyxiation (1:35). Dr. Henry J. Heimlich addressing a group on the Heimlich Maneuver (2:45). Dr. Henry J. Heimlich uses guest in the audience to display how to do the maneuver (5:14). Precautionary measures to prevent choking and actions that increase choking risk (7:39). How to perform the maneuver if the choking victim is elderly or a small child (8:46). Return to illustration to show how the Heimlich Maneuver works (9:33). Return to opening scene, friend comes to the rescue and performs the Heimlich Maneuver (9:56). Ending credits (10:25). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
