Heimlich

1. A surname from German.

plural Heimlichs

1. Heimlich maneuver.

   They choke to death on water. […] Four Heimlichs take ten seconds to perform and anyone can do them. The Red Cross adopted the Heimlich.

   2003, Rustum Roy, Science of Whole Person Healing: Proceedings of the First Interdisciplinary International Conference, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 3

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   Having never done a Heimlich on a dog myself, I have no way to know for sure. THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER The Heimlich for a Small Dog 1. Lay the dog on her side on a flat, hard surface.[…]

   2005 November 3, Tracie Hotchner, The Dog Bible: Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know, Penguin, →ISBN, page 313

   - Demonstrate finger sweeps - Explain the use of the Heimlich on infants - Explain the use of the Heimlich on children - Explain the use of the Heimlich on pregnant patients[…]

   2012 March 6, Debra Jennings, Janet Chernega, Emergency Guide for Dental Auxiliaries, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 123

   He's choking, I think I yelled, help me turn him on his side. And I thumped him on the back and pushed up into his belly but we couldn't get our arms [around...] I would have stopped him, whacked him on the back, tried several Heimlichs on [him...]

   2017 July 17, John R Hewson, Corbett's Daughter, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 130

present singular third person Heimlichs · participle present Heimliching · participle past Heimliched · past Heimliched

1. perhaps informalTo perform the Heimlich maneuver (on).

   Dime-sized bites rarely choke you to death. […] (Choking is the fourth most common cause of unintentional injury mortality in the United States.) […] If a waitress ever Heimlichs you out of heaven, tip her with exuberance.

   2007 June 5, Jeffrey J. Fox, How to Get to the Top: Business Lessons Learned at the Dinner Table, Hachette Books, →ISBN

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   Joel storms down the stairs, and Heimlichs me two times without success. My mind is racing in a near-death hallucination. […] In a choking, gasping stretch for air I collapse into Joel's arms. “I'm still good for something,” he jokes.

   2015 April 7, Katina I. Makris, Out of the Woods: Healing from Lyme Disease for Body, Mind, and Spirit, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN