Medical Definition of Heimlich manoeuvre

1. A planned action designed to expel an obstructing bolus of food from the throat by placing a fist on the abdomen between the navel and the costal margin, grasping the fist with the other hand, and forcefully thrusting it inward and upward so as to force the diaphragm upward, forcing air up the trachea to dislodge the obstruction. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heimlich Manoeuvre

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

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