Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modified chest thrust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: mod-i-fied ch-est thrust
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A first aid procedure used to treat choking in a pregnant or obese patient in which the patient's chest is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle with their hand balled into a fist to expel air, thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe. This is repeated as many times as necessary.

Example Sentences

"The patient's face was blue from lack of oxygen induced by an airway blockage, which led a quick-thinking EMT on scene to begin modified chest thrusts."

Inflected Forms

modified chest thrusts (plural)

Phrases

abdominal-thrust maneuver

Frequently Paired Words

abdominal-thrust maneuver

Questions

What does modified chest thrust mean?: A first aid procedure used to treat choking in a pregnant or obese patient in which the patient's chest is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle with their hand balled into a fist to expel air, thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe. This is repeated as many times as necessary.

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