abdominal-thrust maneuver (English, noun)
expansion: abdominal-thrust maneuver (plural abdominal-thrust maneuvers)
Senses:
topics: emergency-medicine
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: abdominal-thrust maneuvers
tags: plural