Schafer method

[ shey-fer meth-uhd ]

noun

1. prone pressure method.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Schafer method¹

Named after Sir Edward A. Sharpey- Schafer (1850–1935), English physiologist

Example Sentences

There was nothing wrong with the Schafer method as far as it went.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the little station itself there is a bathroom with hot water always ready, and every man in the division is trained to the Schafer method of resuscitation of the apparently drowned.

From Project Gutenberg

The Schafer method of artificial respiration.

From Project Gutenberg