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thumpversion

The administration of a blow(s) to the anterior chest of a person who has undergone cardiac arrest
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thumpversion

Precordial thump Cardiology The administration of a blow(s) to the anterior chest of a person who has undergone cardiac arrest. Cf Heimlich maneuver.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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