Heimlich manoeuvre

/ (ˈhaɪmlɪk) /


noun
  1. 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 called: abdominal thrust

Origin of Heimlich manoeuvre

1
C20: named after Henry J. Heimlich (born 1920), American surgeon

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