Heimlich maneuver

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named after American physician Henry Heimlich, who described the procedure in 1974.

Noun

Heimlich maneuver (plural Heimlich maneuvers)

(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.

Translations

first aid procedure used to treat choking

Chinese:
Mandarin: 哈姆立克急救法 (Hāmǔlìkè jíjiùfǎ)
Dutch: heimlichmanoeuvre
Estonian: Heimlichi võte
Finnish: Heimlichin ote
Italian: manovra di Heimlich f
Portuguese: manobra de Heimlich f
Spanish: maniobra de Heimlich (es) f

See also

abdominal-thrust maneuver

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