an emergency technique used to dislodge an object stuck in the windpipe: air is forced up the windpipe by applying sudden, sharp pressure to the abdomen just below the rib cage
Word origin
after H. J. Heimlich (1920- ), U.S. surgeon
Examples of 'Heimlich maneuver' in a sentence
Heimlich maneuver
No paramedics called to the scene, no CPR, no Heimlich maneuver.
French, Vivian &Fisher, Chris (illustrator) THE STAPLE STREET GANG: MANDY AND THE PURPLE SPOTTED HANKY (1993)