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prone pressure method

noun

a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.

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Nearby words

  1. pronate,
  2. pronation,
  3. pronator,
  4. prone,
  5. prone float,
  6. pronely,
  7. pronephros,
  8. prong,
  9. prong key,
  10. pronged
Also called Schafer method, Schafer's method.
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