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abdominal-thrust-maneuver

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(plural abdominal-thrust maneuvers)

  1. (emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe.

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  • abdominal-thrust-maneuvers
  • abdominal-ring
  • abdominal-wall
  • abdominal-gestation
  • transabdominal
  • abdominal-reflex
  • abdominal-cavity
  • maneuvering
  • coeliotomy
  • nonabdominal

Words near abdominal-thrust-maneuver in the dictionary


  • abdominal-ring
  • abdominal-rings
  • abdominal-section
  • abdominal-sections
  • abdominal-thrust-maneuver
  • abdominal-thrust-maneuvers
  • abdominal-wall
  • abdominal-walls
  • abdominalgia
  • abdominalia

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