heimlich manoeuvere

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Definition

Noun: 1. Heimlich manoeuvre: 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 to describe this life-saving technique. * The restaurant manager performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on the choking customer. * Knowing how to do the Heimlich manoeuvre is an important first-aid skill.

Advanced Usage
  • The phrase "to perform/administer the Heimlich manoeuvre" is the standard construction.
  • It is often used in instructional or cautionary contexts related to safety and health.
Variants and Related Words
  • Heimlich maneuver: The standard American English spelling.
  • Abdominal thrusts: The more generic, descriptive term for the procedure, which is increasingly used in official first-aid guidelines.
  • Choking rescue procedure: A broader descriptive term.
Synonyms
  • Abdominal thrusts
Notes on Meaning
  • The term is named after Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, the American physician who first described the procedure in 1974.
  • It refers to a specific, standardized first-aid action and is not used metaphorically.
Noun
  1. an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea

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