Schafer-method
or Schafer’s Method
[shey-fer] /ˈʃeɪ fər/
noun
1.
prone pressure method.
prone pressure method
noun
1.
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.
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