#50: Do the Heimlich

All skills that you learn in a first aid class are important. However, some might argue that learning the Heimlich maneuver is the most valuable skill of all. Not only can you save adults and children using this maneuver, but you can also save yourself. You can throw yourself against the back of a chair if you are by yourself and start choking on something. 

You can also throw yourself stomach-first against a wall, the floor, a couch, or anything else. In the case of an emergency, any life-saving attempt is worth it. Believe it or not, this maneuver actually works. There are plenty of first-hand accounts of people saving their own lives by throwing themselves against the back of a chair.