abdominal thrust

noun

1. another name for Heimlich manoeuvre

Example Sentences

The American Red Cross began adopting Heimlich’s abdominal thrust maneuver in 1976.

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But in 2006 the guidelines essentially reverted to pre-1986 recommendations, dropped references to the Heimlich maneuver, and replaced it with the phrase “abdominal thrust.”

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The rescuer stands behind the choking victim, with the rescuer’s arms around the victim’s waist and then delivers a sharp, upward abdominal thrust, just above the belly button.

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