"modified chest thrust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: modified chest thrusts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} modified chest thrust (plural modified chest thrusts)
  1. (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. This is repeated as many times as necessary. Categories (topical): Emergency medicine Related terms: abdominal-thrust maneuver
    Sense id: en-modified_chest_thrust-en-noun-pZ61060A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences

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