Heimlich inventor honours Cape Breton boy
Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2007 | 8:09 AM ET
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The man who created the Heimlich manoeuvre has personally congratulated an 11-year-old Cape Breton boy for saving his choking friend last week.
Tristan Unsworth said Dr. Henry Heimlich called him after school Wednesday.
"He's in Vancouver and some of his friends actually told him about me in the paper," Tristan told CBC News Thursday. "He says he is going to give me the yearly lifesavers award. I was amazed."
On April 18, Tristan, a student at Mountainview Elementary School in Howie Centre, used the Heimlich manoeuvre to dislodge a candy from Travis Hayes's windpipe.
Tristan has been hailed a hero for his actions, and both boys have been busy doing interviews about the experience.
Tristan first learned the Heimlich manoeuvre from his grandmother, but had more formal training in February during a babysitting course offered through his school.
He said Heimlich told him he'll be awarded the Heimlich Institute's Save-A-Life Award.
Tristan will also be getting a Canadian Red Cross Rescuer Award for his deed.
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