Robert
S. Baratz MD PhD DDS, National Council Against
Health Fraud:
(Henry
Heimlich's career) is the biggest case of
scientific fraud I've ever seen. The longest,
the biggest and the most far-reaching, without a
doubt...His ideas are insane. Some of his ideas
are delusional. He has been experimenting on
human beings for most of his career, and he's no
different than the Nazi experimenters. There
isn't one iota of scientific basis for this
except that Heimlich said so. (source)
Joseph P. Ornato MD,
Medical College of Virginia:
Dr. Heimlich
continues to distort, misquote, fabricate, and
mislead his peers and the public regarding the
scientific "evidence" supporting the safety and
efficacy of his (drowning) theory. Dr.
Heimlich's "evidence" consists of
unsubstantiated, poorly documented anecdotes. He
cites letters to the editor (published in the
Journal of the American Medical Association) as
though they represented rigorous scientific
study. (August
1992 letter to the American Red Cross as quoted in
the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 10, 1993)
He almost got me
fired. The things he was saying about me were
really slanderous. (source)
Peter Lurie MD,
Deputy Director, Public Citizen's Health Research
Group
I don’t care if
you’re Henry Heimlich. I don’t care how many
lives the Heimlich maneuver saved. That doesn’t
give you a license to go overseas and inject
people with poor medical care with dangerous
microorganisms. (source)
James P. Orlowski MD,
Tampa University Community Hospital:
He called me a liar
and said I was totally unscientific and didn't
understand how important his maneuver
was...(Heimlich is) an obstructionist...His
approach has been to prevent the studies from
ever being done, so nobody can get an answer to
whether he's right or wrong. (source)
Roger D. White MD,
Mayo Clinic, American Heart Association
consultant:
Heimlich
overpowered science all along the way with his
slick tactics and intimidation, and everyone,
including us at the AHA caved in. (source)
Linda Quan MD,
Seattle Childrens Hospital:
His
mischaracterization (of my study), in print, was
grossly misleading and defines his character (source)
Jerome H. Modell MD,
University of Florida, Gainesville:
Inclusion of the
Heimlich maneuver in the 1985 (American Heart
Association drowning) protocols was a concession
to Heimlich. (source)
Charles W. Guildner
MD (ret), former consultant, American Heart
Association:
It's so repugnant
to me the way Dr. Heimlich has bullied..He's a
bully and he has bullied people into submission
- (source)
What medical & water safety
experts say about our work
Robert Baratz MD PhD
DDS, National Council Against Health Fraud:
I've been
investigating medical fraud and quackery for 25
years. Peter Heimlich and his wife Karen
uncovered the biggest case I've ever seen.
Alan Steinman MD MPH, Rear Admiral (ret.) US
Coast Guard, author, US Coast Guard water safety
manual:
Your crusade is a
major plus for medicine and for the American
public. So, as a member of both communities, I
thank you.
B. Chris Brewster, President, US Lifesaving
Association:
Peter Heimlich's
relentless and successful effort to expose the
truth has been an inspiration to lifesavers
everywhere.
Charles W. Guildner MD (ret), former consultant,
American Heart Association:
Peter Heimlich has
worked tirelessly to uncover a fascinating, yet
little known chapter of medical history, one
with as much human intrigue as you would expect
from a John LeCarre novel.
Michelle Jantz,
Manager, Operations and Program Administration,
Preparedness and Health and Safety, American Red
Cross, Washington DC:
I applaud your
commitment to continuing to clear up these
issues.
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