HEIMLICH MANEUVER


Meaning of HEIMLICH MANEUVER in English

ˈhīmlik- noun

Usage: usually capitalized H

Etymology: after Henry J. Heimlich b 1920 American surgeon

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

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