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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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