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Heimlich maneuver
The Heimlich maneuver is defined as an emergency procedure that dislodges an obstruction in the windpipe by applying strong pressure on a person's abdomen.
(noun)When your friend is choking on his steak and you put your arms around him and apply quick bursts of pressure to the abdomen area to dislodge the food, this is an example of the Heimlich maneuver.
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See Heimlich maneuver in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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an emergency technique used to dislodge an object stuck in the windpipe: air is forced up the windpipe by applying sudden, sharp pressure to the abdomen just below the rib cage
Origin: after H. J. Heimlich (1920-), U.S. surgeon
See Heimlich maneuver in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An emergency technique used to eject an object, such as food, from the trachea of a choking person. The technique employs a firm upward thrust just below the rib cage to force air from the lungs.
Origin:
Origin: After Henry Jay Heimlich (born 1920), American surgeon
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