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Meaning of abdominal-thrust maneuver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

abdominalgia abdominalia Abdominally abdominiser abdominizer abdomino-

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