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MeSH Heading: Heimlich Maneuver
Tree Number(s): E02.365.476
Unique ID: D059746
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059746
Scope Note: An emergency treatment commonly used to clear food and other foreign objects causing AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Entry Term(s): Abdominal Thrusts
Previous Indexing: Airway Obstruction (1975-2011); Resuscitation (1979-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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veterinary (VE)

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