English

Alternative forms

• Heimlich manoeuver
• Heimlich manoeuvre

Noun

Heimlich maneuver ‎(plural Heimlich maneuvers)

1. (emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient is lifted from behind, squeezing their diaphragm to expel air and thereby dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe.

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See also

• abdominal-thrust maneuver