Heimlich maneuver
Heim·lich maneuver
noun \ˈhīm-lik-\Definition of HEIMLICH MANEUVER
: the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea
See Origin of HEIMLICH MANEUVER
Henry J. Heimlich b1920 American surgeon
First Known Use: 1974
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