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Heimlich maneuver

Heimlich maneuver

 
pronunciation:
haIm lIk m nu vr
part of speech: noun
definition: an emergency technique used to stop a person from choking in which one wraps one's arms around the person's middle from behind and applies sharp pressure to force air from the lungs and eject the object.