Heimlich's maneuvers

"Here, in his own words, is the story of one of the twentieth century's most creative medical innovators, Dr. Henry Heimlich. The thoracic surgeon is best known for having developed the Heimlich Maneuver, the world's easiest-to-learn and most universally known method to save people from choking to death on food or foreign objects... Interweaving the author's personal life with riveting stories of his numerous medical breakthroughs, this ... memoir provides insights into the workings of a creative mind and the machinations of the American medical system"--Amazon.com.