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Life Saving Skills: A New Way to do the Heimlich Maneuver Play Video

February 8, 2012 10:11 PM

Choking is the number five cause of accidental deaths in America according to the National Safety Council. But the rules on what to do if someone is choking have changed, and there's a new way to do the Heimlich Maneuver. Two weeks ago, Monique Breaux was out at dinner... more »
Woman Choked by Husband Gets Away by Hitting Him with Cellphone

August 11, 2010 12:59 PM

On August 10, 2010 at approximately 8:45pm Iberia Parish Sheriff Office Deputies responded to the 2500 block of Snapper Road in reference to a complaint concerning a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival deputies spoke to the victim (age 44) who claimed her husband placed her hands around her neck and... more »
BP: Cap Should Start Choking Oil 'Soon' After Fix

July 15, 2010 10:40 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After fixing a leak on a cap designed to plug up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP engineers readied Thursday to see if the new top is enough to contain the gusher. Kent Wells, a BP PLC vice president, said at a news briefing in... more »