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∙ 15y agoThis is incorrect. The xiphoid process is too high anatomically and wont do anything during the Heimlich. Proper hand positioning is a fingers width above the umbilicus (belly button).
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The xiphoid process. The lower part of the sternum that stretches downward. Very helpful for the Heimlich manuever, I might add.
inward thrust of a pt's xiphoid process area to put pressure on the lungs to force air out and up through the trachea to expel something that is lodged in the airway.
the xiphoid is in the Skeletal system !
The "x" in xiphoid is pronounced as a "z" sound. So, xiphoid is pronounced as "zi-foid."
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xiphoid (sword-shaped)
Manubrium, body and xiphoid process
A xiphoid is the cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum - otherwise known as the xiphisternum.
The term "xiphoid" means "sword-shaped" and it refers to the small, sword-like structure at the inferior end of the sternum, known as the xiphoid process. It is a small, cartilaginous extension at the bottom of the sternum in the shape of a sword.
sward-shaped, to the xiphoid process
Some words beginning with "xi" include xiphoid, xiphosuran, and xiphias.