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Sellick manoeuvre
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English
Etymology
Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).
Noun
en 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.
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