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Henry Heimlich

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The Resume

    (February 3, 1920-December 17, 2016)
    Born in Wilmington, Delaware
    Popularized the Heimlich maneuver: using abdominal thrusts to dislodge airway obstructions in choking victims
    Cousin of Anson 'Potsy' Williams

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a vegetarian.
    His son Peter accused him of a 'wide-ranging, unseen 50-year history of fraud,' claiming he stole the idea for the Heimlich maneuver from another physician.
    His wife Jane is an advocate of homeopathy and other alternative therapies.
    He advocates deliberately infecting people with malaria as a treatment for AIDS, cancer and Lyme disease.
    The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control rejected malaria therapy as too risky.
    He claims that initial trials with seven subjects were a success, but refused to publish the results.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served with the Navy in World War II.
    He has been married to Jane Murray for over 50 years.
    He invented a chest drainage valve that saved thousands of soldiers' lives during the Vietnam War.
    He said developing the Heimlich maneuver was easy; the hard part was making it simple enough that anyone could do it.
    The Heimlich maneuver is credited with saving 4-5,000 choking victims a year.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 86 Votes: 72.09% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 76 Votes: 35.53% Annoying