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Definition of Heimlich maneuver
1. Noun. An emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea.
Definition of Heimlich maneuver
1. Noun. (emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choke choking. The patient is lifted from behind, squeezing their diaphragm to expel air and thereby dislodge dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Heimlich Maneuver
Literary usage of Heimlich maneuver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air Diving (1999)
"Because the risk-benefit ratio of a Heimlich maneuver in this setting is unknown,
the only time it should be used is when the rescuer suspects that foreign ..."
2. Manual of First-Aid Practices for School Bus Drivers by William R. Nesbitt (1998)
"... the hands close together in the area halfway between the victim's navel and
breast- Fig. 8. Applying Heimlich maneuver in standing and prone positions ..."
3. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"Abdominal Thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) Victim Standing or Sitting • The rescuer
should stand behind the victim and wrap his or her arms around the victim's ..."
4. Responsive Literacy Coaching: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Purposeful by Cheryl Dozier (2006)
"I want training in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. But when it comes to working
with teachers and children, I want to use my professional judgment to make ..."
5. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"... physical education and health teachers often have wonderful anecdotal accounts
of youngsters who have saved lives with CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, ..."
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