Heimlich manoeuvre
noun/ˈhaɪmlɪk mənuːvə(r)/, /ˈhaɪmlɪx mənuːvə(r)/
/ˈhaɪmlɪk mənuːvər/, /ˈhaɪmlɪx mənuːvər/
(US English Heimlich maneuver)
[singular]- a method to stop somebody from choking on food, in which you quickly and suddenly apply pressure to the top of their stomach to force the food up and out of their throat
- I got round the back of him and did the Heimlich manoeuvre.
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