Heimlich manoeuvrenoun [ S ]
UK US Heimlich maneuver uk/ˈhaɪm.lɪk məˌnuː.vər//ˈhaɪm.lɪk məˌnuː.vɚ/an emergency method of removing something that is stuck in a person’s throat and is preventing that person from breathing, performed by putting sudden pressure on the person’s stomach
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Resuscitation
- artificial respiration
- CPR
- kiss
- mouth-to-mouth
- resuscitate
- resuscitation
- the kiss of life idiom