INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Washington: US Senator Claire McCaskill said Monday she suffered a cracked rib when a fellow lawmaker who
noticed her choking rushed to the rescue and performed the Heimlich maneuver on her.During a luncheon of Senate Democrats on Thursday,
Senator Joe Manchin jumped from his seat to help his colleague, dislodging the blockage in McCaskill's throat but accidentally injuring her
in the process.McCaskill, who represents Missouri, thanked the senior West Virginia senator on Twitter."And a sore rib for a few weeks is no
"The work goes on."McCaskill, 64, and Manchin, 70 are two of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election in November. The St
Louis Post Dispatch reported that McCaskill told attendees at a NAACP dinner in the Missouri city late last week that she would not be
hugging people at the event, after Manchin's action injured her rib.Henry Heimlich, a thoracic surgeon who had seen people choke -- and some
die -- in restaurants, developed his eponymous maneuver in 1974
Heimlich died in late 2016.The technique, performed by standing behind the choking victim and using one's hands to apply pressure to the
lower diaphragm, is believed to have saved tens of thousands of lives, including former US president Ronald Reagan and Hollywood icon
