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A 96-year-old Dr. Henry Heimlich has performed his namesake life-saving technique for the first time on a choking woman, according to a story and video in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The former chest surgeon, famous for developing the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge objects from the throats of choking victims, said he'd demonstrated the procedure throughout his career, but had never before used it on a person who was actually choking.

Heimlich said he was appreciative of the opportunity he's had "to be able to save all those lives," WLKY reported.