Sellick manoeuvre

English

Etymology

Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).

Noun

Sellick manoeuvre (plural Sellick manoeuvres)

  1. (emergency medicine) A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it.
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