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Be aware that you are entering a pitched political battle with this advice. There's a significant amount of medical establishment on each side. The Red Cross is pro-back-slapping. The anti-back-slapping coalition is led by, who would have guessed, the inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver, one Dr. Heimlich. (On the other hand, it seems my previous understanding, that he was getting patent royalties on it, may not be correct.) On the other hand, the latter coalition seems to be larger.
I didn't know that. Given the uncertainty involved and the small proportion of deaths caused from choking, I suppose it's best to remove the recommendation. What do you think?
I think it would make sense to remove that line and be neutral on the question of back-slapping versus Heimlich, yeah.