Medical Definition of Heimlich manuvre

1. An emergency, lifesaving procedure whereby the rescuer delivers a sharp upward and inward abdominal thrust on the victim (usually from behind) in an effort to expel a foreign object from the airway. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heimlich Manuvre

Heilbronner
Heilong Jiang
Heilongjiang
Heilsgeschichte
Heim
Heim-Kreysig sign
Heimdal
Heimdall
Heimdallr
Heimlich
Heimlich maneuver
Heimlich maneuvers
Heimlich manoeuver
Heimlich manoeuvere
Heimlich manoeuvre
Heimlich manuvre (current term)
Heimweh
Heine
Heineke
Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty
Heine–Borel theorem
Heinie
Heinies
Heinlein
Heinleinian
Heinrich Boll
Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Rudolph Hertz

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