heimlich maneuver
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Definition
Noun: * Heimlich maneuver: An emergency first-aid procedure performed on a person who is choking due to a foreign object, typically food, obstructing their airway. The procedure involves applying sudden, upward pressure to the abdomen, just below the ribcage, to force air from the lungs and expel the obstruction.
Usage
The term is used specifically in the context of emergency medicine and first aid. It is a proper noun, often capitalized. * The restaurant manager performed the Heimlich maneuver on the choking customer. * Everyone should learn how to do the Heimlich maneuver. * After the Heimlich maneuver was administered, the piece of meat was dislodged.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used as a compound modifier.
- She received Heimlich maneuver training during her CPR course.
- The procedure is also sometimes referred to as "abdominal thrusts," especially in formal first-aid guidelines, though "Heimlich maneuver" remains the common name.
Variants and Related Words
- Abdominal thrusts: The technical, descriptive term for the procedure.
- Heimlich procedure: A less common variant with the same meaning.
- Choking rescue procedure: A general term that includes the Heimlich maneuver.
Synonyms
- Abdominal thrusts
Related Phrases
- To perform/administer the Heimlich maneuver: The standard phrasing for carrying out the procedure.
- A bystander quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver.
- To require the Heimlich maneuver: Used to describe the situation of the choking victim.
- He was choking and required the Heimlich maneuver.
Noun
- an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea