HEIMLICH MANEUVER


Meaning of HEIMLICH MANEUVER in English

Pronunciation: ' h ī m-lik-

Function: noun

Etymology: Henry J. Heimlich b 1920 American surgeon

Date: 1974

: the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea

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