They choke to death on water. […] Four Heimlichs take ten seconds to perform and anyone can do them. The Red Cross adopted the Heimlich.

Having never done a Heimlich on a dog myself, I have no way to know for sure.
THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER
The Heimlich for a Small Dog
1. Lay the dog on her side on a flat, hard surface.[…]

- Demonstrate finger sweeps
- Explain the use of the Heimlich on infants
- Explain the use of the Heimlich on children
- Explain the use of the Heimlich on pregnant patients[…]

He's choking, I think I yelled, help me turn him on his side. And I thumped him on the back and pushed up into his belly but we couldn't get our arms [around...] I would have stopped him, whacked him on the back, tried several Heimlichs on [him...]

Dime-sized bites rarely choke you to death. […] (Choking is the fourth most common cause of unintentional injury mortality in the United States.) […] If a waitress ever Heimlichs you out of heaven, tip her with exuberance.

Joel storms down the stairs, and Heimlichs me two times without success. My mind is racing in a near-death hallucination. […] In a choking, gasping stretch for air I collapse into Joel's arms. “I'm still good for something,” he jokes.

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