Sellick manoeuvre
English edit
Etymology edit
Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).
Noun edit
Sellick manoeuvre (plural Sellick manoeuvres)
- (emergency medicine) A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it.