Heimlich maneuver

English

Alternative forms

• Heimlich manoeuver
• Heimlich manoeuvre

Etymology

Named after American physician Henry Heimlich, who described the procedure in 1974.

Noun

Heimlich maneuver (plural Heimlich maneuvers)

1. (emergency medicine) 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.

Translations

first aid procedure used to treat choking

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈姆立克急救法 (Hāmǔlìkè jíjiùfǎ)

• Dutch: heimlichmanoeuvre
• Estonian: Heimlichi võte
• Finnish: Heimlichin ote
• Italian: manovra di Heimlich f
• Portuguese: manobra de Heimlich f
• Spanish: maniobra de Heimlich (es) f

See also

• abdominal-thrust maneuver