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Heimlich manoeuver

Heimlich manoeuver is the alternative spelling of Heimlich maneuver.

Meaning of Heimlich maneuver

Noun

Heimlich maneuver (plural Heimlich maneuvers)

  1. 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.
    • There's a story I've been told several times of a dinner at London's Balthazar several years ago, at which assembled guests fell silent as Larry Gagosian[…]visibly choked on his food. Within seconds, another diner had pulled Gagosian to his feet and was performing the Heimlich manoeuvre.2025 June 14, Orlando Whitfield, “How to survive a gallery dinner (and not embarrass yourself)”, in FT Weekend (Collecting section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10
    Synonyms:
    Heimlich

Forms of Heimlich manoeuver

pluralHeimlich manoeuvers

Questions about Heimlich manoeuver

What is Heimlich manoeuver the alternative spelling of?
Heimlich manoeuver is the alternative spelling of Heimlich maneuver.

Words near Heimlich manoeuver in the dictionary

  1. Heimies
  2. heimish
  3. Heimlich
  4. Heimlich maneuver
  5. Heimlich maneuvers
  6. Heimlich manoeuver
  7. Heimlich manoeuvers
  8. Heimlich manoeuvre
  9. Heimlich manoeuvres
  10. Heimliched
  11. Heimliching

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