Who was this guy?

The Germans are too good at doing maneuvers. [Dr. Heimlich was born in Delaware, USA, and was not German. — ed.]

Was it just an excuse to get behind someone, preferably a woman, grab her around the waist and get personal with a squeeze jerk thrust?

It does save lives.

But you always wonder.

If a woman comes up to you, is she giving you a signal? When she says, “Let’s practice the maneuver.” At a Red Cross course, it might be hard to tell.