English Explanatory Dictionary

Heimlich maneuver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient is lifted from behind, squeezing their diaphragm to expel air and thereby dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe.

Word forms

Heimlich maneuver Heimlich maneuvers Heimlich manoeuver Heimlich manoeuvre

Etymology

Named after American physician Henry Heimlich (1920–2016), who described the procedure in 1974.

Synonyms

Heimlich

Related words

abdominal-thrust maneuver
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