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Heimlich manoeuvre

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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of Heimlich manoeuvre1

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

"In older children, it's much more like adults - we use abdominal thrusts or what people would often have referred to as the Heimlich manoeuvre," Dr Ruddle said.

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Who, What, Why: How easy is it to do the Heimlich manoeuvre?

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The footage then shows Mr Rifat spot the group and help Mr Snelling to his feet before performing the Heimlich manoeuvre, dislodging the food he was choking on.

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Kenneth Francis told the inquest into Gwyn's death that Selwyn had choked on a piece of steak at the same pub 18 months earlier but the obstruction had been cleared by someone performing the Heimlich manoeuvre.

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When he returned to the bar he began choking and a customer patted him on the back while another carried out the Heimlich manoeuvre, dislodging a small piece of meat.

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