Nursing · First Aid
What is meant by abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)?
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- 1A technique used by a doctor to systematically palpate the abdomen.
- 2Instructing the victim to self-apply abdominal pressure.
- 3A technique where a first-aider stands behind the victim, wraps arms around the waist, makes a fist, and presses with quick inward and upward thrusts.✓
- 4It is a technique to apply an abdominal binder for a postoperative patient.
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A technique where a first-aider stands behind the victim, wraps arms around the waist, makes a fist, and presses with quick inward and upward thrusts.
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