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abdominal thrust

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abdominal thrust,
n See Heimlich maneuver.
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He performed one abdominal thrust and then repositioned his hands when the technique did not appear to be working, he said.
AN A IN FIRST AID by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
nbsp;maneuver, Officer Gray laid the now unconscious man on the floor and continued abdominal thrusts until the object became dislodged.
The bulletin notes by The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
These recommendations state that an abdominal thrust should be performed only after ventilation has been shown to be ineffective -- and then only to remove a solid foreign body.
The Heimlich controversy in near-drowning resuscitation by Dworkin, Gerald M. / Parks & Recreation
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