Self-Heimlich

Seminole County (Fla.) dispatcher Shelley Brubaker was faced with a dire prospect–the only person who could save 87 year-old Bert Webb was Bert himself. The man was choking on a piece of chicken at home alone. He managed to dial 911 and was barely able to describe what was happening. Brubaker instructed him to use a chair to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on himself–and it worked. Check the story here.