Doctor Column

Dr. Richard Cash How “Sugar Water With a Pinch of Salt” Saved Millions of Lives December 5, 2024 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD I was having dinner in a restaurant when a man got up from the table gasping for air, couldn’t speak, and pointing to his mouth. In a blink of an eye, a woman ran to his table, got behind him, told him to “lean forward, open your mouth, and proceeded to perform the “Heimlick maneuver.” After the fourth attempt, out popped what appeared to be a chunk of beef from his mouth.