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schafer's method
prone pressure method
noun
a method of artificial respiration in
which
the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
Also called
Schafer method
,
Schafer's method.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Schafer method
/
ˈʃeɪ
fər
/
Show Spelled
[
shey
-fer
]
Show IPA
noun
prone pressure method
.
Also,
Schafer's Method.
Origin:
named after Sir Edward A. Sharpey-
Schafer
(1850–1935), English physiologist
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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