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Heimlich maneuver

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Heimlich maneuver

Summary

Heimlich maneuver is a medical treatment[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of medical_treatment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heimlich maneuver is credited with the discovery of Henry Heimlich[3].
  • Heimlich maneuver's instance of is recorded as medical treatment[4].
  • Henry Heimlich is named after Heimlich maneuver[5].
  • Heimlich maneuver is a type of airway management[6].
  • Heimlich maneuver is used for first aid[7].
  • Heimlich maneuver's Commons category is recorded as Heimlich maneuver[8].
  • Heimlich maneuver's medical condition treated is recorded as airway obstruction[9].
  • Heimlich maneuver's medical condition treated is recorded as choking[10].

Body

Context

Heimlich maneuver's instance of is recorded as medical treatment[4].

Why It Matters

Heimlich maneuver ranks in the top 7% of medical_treatment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

first aid

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Heimlich maneuver. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heimlich-maneuver
MLA “Heimlich maneuver.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/heimlich-maneuver.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heimlich-maneuver_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Heimlich maneuver}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heimlich-maneuver}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Henry Heimlich
    Medical condition treated → airway obstruction, choking
    Instance of → medical treatment
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555543405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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