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Heimlich manoeuvre
/ ˈhaɪmlɪk /
noun
- a technique in first aid to dislodge a foreign body in a person's windpipe by applying sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen Also calledabdominal thrust
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Heimlich manoeuvre1
C20: named after Henry J. Heimlich (born 1920), American surgeon
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