"abdominal-thrust maneuver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abdominal-thrust maneuvers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} abdominal-thrust maneuver (plural abdominal-thrust maneuvers)
  1. (emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe. Wikipedia link: abdominal-thrust maneuver Categories (topical): Emergency medicine Related terms: Heimlich maneuver
    Sense id: en-abdominal-thrust_maneuver-en-noun-UKExGcTQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences

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