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What organization endorsed the Heimlich maneuver in 1976?

  • American Red Cross

  • American Heart Association

  • World Health Organization

  • National Institutes of Health

Answer

The American Heart Association endorsed the Heimlich maneuver in 1976, two years after it was first described by Dr. Heimlich. This endorsement helped popularize the technique and establish it as a standard first aid procedure.
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