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Definition of Modified chest thrusts
1. Noun. (emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choking in a pregnant or obese patient in which the patient's chest is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle with their hand balled into a fist to expel air, thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe. ¹
2. Noun. (plural of modified chest thrust) ¹
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