Heimlich maneuver

English abdominal thrusts Alternative forms en Heimlich manoeuver Heimlich manoeuvre Etymology en American physician Henry Heimlich = 1920 2016, who described the procedure in 1974. Pronunciation en /ˈhaɪm.lɪk.məˌnuːvə(ɹ)/ /ˈhaɪm.lɪx.məˌnuːvə(ɹ)/ Noun en emergency medicine A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient is lifted from behind, squeezing their diaphragm to expel air and thereby dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe. en Heimlich weekend Orlando Whitfield 2025-06-14 How to survive a gallery dinner (and not embarrass yourself) Collecting 10 There's a story I've been told several times of a dinner at London's Balthazar several years ago, at which assembled guests fell silent as Larry Gagosian—by pretty much any estimation the presiding silverback of the art market—visibly choked on his food. Within seconds, another diner had pulled Gagosian to his feet and was performing the Heimlich manoeuvre. Translations first aid procedure used to treat choking Arabic: ar ضَغْطَات البَطْن f-p, ar مُناوَرَة هَيْمْلِيك f, ar مُناوَرَة هَيْمْلِيخ f, ar مُناوَرَة هَيْمْلِيش f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 哈姆立克急救法 Hāmǔlìkè jíjiùfǎ Dutch: nl heimlichmanoeuvre Estonian: et Heimlichi võte Finnish: fi Heimlichin ote German: de Heimlich-Manöver n, de Heimlich-Griff m Italian: it manovra di Heimlich f Japanese: ja ハイムリック法 haimurikku hō Korean: ko 하임리히법 Portuguese: pt manobra de Heimlich f Spanish: es maniobra de Heimlich f See also en abdominal-thrust maneuver en eponyms