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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 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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