Heimlich maneuver
A first aid procedure used to treat chokingA 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.
» Tom saved Mary's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Tom hat Maria mit dem Heimlich-Handgriff das Leben gerettet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том спас Мері життя, застосувавши метод Геймліха. — deniko
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1 sensesA 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.
Heimlich-Manöver, Heimlich-Griff
- an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
Examples
4 sentencesTom saved Mary's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Том спас Мері життя, застосувавши метод Геймліха. — deniko
deTom hat Maria mit dem Heimlich-Handgriff das Leben gerettet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Should I perform the Heimlich Maneuver?
Do you know the Heimlich maneuver?
deKennst du das Heimlich-Manöver? — Yorwba
The Heimlich maneuver is a lifesaving first aid technique.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Named after American physician Henry Heimlich (1920–2016), who described the procedure inNamed after American physician Henry Heimlich (1920–2016), who described the procedure in 1974.
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Forms
plural: Heimlich maneuversSynonyms
2 synonyms- an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea:Heimlich manoeuvre