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Mr. Heimlich,
After review of your request, your email dialogue with Mr. Schultz, your website and blog, and
the Heimlich Maneuver in general, I support Mr. Schultz's denial of your request.
Transparency is not the issue. We have no reason to withhold the information you have requested,
besides the cost of labor.
The very nature of medicine (and all science) is experimental, and all that is required for controversy
is a dissenting opinion. While you might take issue with your father and the maneuver bearing his
name, a quick web search returned both the National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health,
and Minnesota's own Mayo clinic website sharing instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver.
I applaud you for fighting for what you believe in, as I view that as the right and responsibility of every
good American (yes, even Georgians). I hope you are seeking truth and improvement, and not
simply your own form of fame or personal gain. Regardless of your motives, there is a real cost in the
time you are requesting, and I believe neither the taxpayers of Minnesota nor the children of our
school district should be expected to fund your campaign.
Sincerely,
Ethan Elvehjem
Vice Chair
Mora School Board
cc:
Lori Swanson, Minnesota Attorney General
Jake Benson, Proctor Journal
Wade Weber, Kirsten Faurie, Kanabec County Times
Teri Hayt, Le Anne Wiseman, American Society of Newspaper Editors
* http://ramblernewspapers.com/2014/11/heimlich-maneuver-on-unconscious-persons-causes-controversy/
** http://www.the-sidebar.com/2015/02/is-cincinnatis-heimlich-heroes-training.html
On 3/13/2015 2:47 PM, Peter Heimlich wrote wrote to cschultz@moraschools.org and cc'd:
editor@moraminn.com :
Dear Mr. Schultz:
1) Please explain the basis for your denial of my fee waiver request.
2) Please provide me with instructions on how I may appeal that denial.
Thank you for your continued attention and I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Heimlich
3630 River Hollow Run
Peachtree Corners, GA 30096
ph: (208)474-7283
website: http://medfraud.info
blog: http://the-sidebar.com
cc: Kirsten Faurie
I appreciate that information. My request only pertains to Ms. Olen's communications re: the recent Heimlich Heroes
presentation.
This is also to request a waiver of all fees in that this information is not being sought for commercial purposes and that the
disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. For example, viaHeimlich maneuver on unconscious persons
causes controversy by staff reporter Nick Kammerer, Rambler Newspapers, November 24, 2014:
Heimlich Heroes, a Cincinnati-based first aid program developed partly by Henry Heimlich, is teaching students
to perform the Heimlich maneuver on unconscious choking victims. This means that school children are being
taught a medical practice that is not recommended by the American Heart Association or Red Cross, two highly
credible public health organizations.
Request denied
Thanks for your continued attention and I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Heimlich
3630 River Hollow Run
Peachtree Corners, GA 30096
ph: (208)474-7283
website: http://medfraud.info
blog: http://the-sidebar.com
cc: Kirsten Faurie
March 6, 2015
Craig Schultz
Superintendant
Mora School District
Mora, MN
Dear Mr. Schultz:
This is a request for information under the Minnesota Freedom of Information Act.
Via Mora students learn life saving technique by Kirsten Faurie, Kennebac County Times,
March 6, 2015:
Mora fourth graders practiced helping someone who is choking during a special
opportunity to learn the Heimlich Maneuver Feb. 25. The Heimlich Heroes program
sent the school a special training kit after hearing about how Trailview student Jadyn
Lilienthal used the Heimlich Maneuver to help her friend Tahlia Hendricks when she
began choking on a cherry tomato in December. The kit included training videos,
pamphlets, and particularly fun yet realistic dolls designed with a diaphragm, lungs
and windpipe for kids to practice with. The training was presented by FirstLight
medical student Jessica Olen who said, Its really about recognizing when someone
needs help and being there for them when they need it.
Please provide me with copies of any and all related records including but not limited to
training materials and correspondence including any correspondence to and/or from Jessica
Olen.
If available, please provide the records in digital format via e-mail.
I'm requesting these records for an article I'm reporting on my blog therefore this is to
request that I be categorized as a member of the news media.
If the fee for completing my request exceeds $5, please obtain my written approval prior to
completing this request. If your office wishes to correspond with me, please feel free to do so
via e-mail.
If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to
specific exemptions of the act. I also expect you to release all segregable portions of otherwise
exempt material.
Thank you for your attention and I look forward to receiving the requested records.
Sincerely,
Peter Heimlich
3630 River Hollow Run
Peachtree Corners, GA 30096
ph: (208)474-7283
website: http://medfraud.info
blog: http://the-sidebar.com
e-mail: peter.heimlich@gmail.com