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Abdominal thrusts
Abdominal thrusts
, also called the
Heimlich manoeuvre
or
Heimlich maneuver
, is a
first aid
procedure used to treat
upper airway obstructions
(or
choking
) by
foreign objects
. The term Heimlich maneuver is named after Dr.
Henry Heimlich
, who first described it in 1974.
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