abdominal-thrust maneuver

noun

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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Meanings

nounabdominal-thrust maneuver (plural abdominal-thrust maneuvers)

plural abdominal-thrust maneuvers

  1. emergency medicineA 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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