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.
Words nearby prone pressure method
pronate,
pronation,
pronator,
prone,
prone float,
prone pressure method,
pronephros,
prong,
prong key,
pronged,
pronghorn
Definition for schafer method (2 of 2)
Origin of Schafer method
named after Sir Edward A. Sharpey-
Schafer (1850–1935), English physiologist