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FILE - In this Aug. 7, 1981, file photo, Dr. Henry Heimlich, right, and Mayor Edward Koch demonstrate how a chocking victim should signal for help at New York's City Hall during Heimlich's discussion of his Heimlich Maneuver. Heimlich, the surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims has died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was 96. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)

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In this Feb. 5, 2014, file photo, Dr. Henry Heimlich holds his memoir prior to being interviewed at his home in Cincinnati. Heimlich, the surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims has died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was 96. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Dr. Henry Heimlich is interviewed in his home, in Cincinnati, in front of a silk robe that was given to him during his travels in China. Heimlich is known for developing the Heimlich maneuver that has been used to clear obstructions from the windpipes of choking victims around the world for four decades. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Dr. Henry Heimlich describes the maneuver he developed to help clear obstructions from the windpipes of choking victims, while being interviewed at his home in Cincinnati. Heimlich hopes his recently published memoir will preserve the technique that has made his name a household word. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Dr. Henry Heimlich describes the maneuver he developed to help clear obstructions from the windpipes of choking victims, while being interviewed at his home in Cincinnati. Heimlich hopes his recently published memoir will preserve the technique that has made his name a household word. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Dr. Henry Heimlich holds his memoirs prior to being interviewed at his home in Cincinnati. Heimlich is known for developing the Heimlich maneuver that has been used to clear obstructions from the windpipes of choking victims around the world for four decades. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)