- Schafer method
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/shay"feuhr/.Also, Schafer's Method.[named after Sir Edward A. Sharpey-Schafer (1850-1935), English physiologist]
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Schafer method — Scha·fer method or Schae·fer method also Scha·fer s method shā fər(z) n PRONE PRESSURE METHOD Shar·pey Scha·fer .shär pē shā fər Sir Edward Albert (1850 1935) British physiologist. Schafer held positions as professor of physiology at several… … Medical dictionary
schafer method — … Useful english dictionary
Schafer's method — /shāˈfərz methˈəd/ noun A method of artificial respiration in which pressure is exerted on the prone patient s lower back at intervals of several seconds (cf ↑kiss of life) ORIGIN: Sir Edward Sharpey Schafer (1850–1935), English physiologist … Useful english dictionary
method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a … Medical dictionary
Schäfer — Sir Edward A. Sharpey , English physiologist and histologist, 1850–1935. See S. method … Medical dictionary
Sharpey-Schafer, Sir Edward Albert — ▪ British physiologist and inventor original name Edward Albert Schäfer born June 2, 1850, Hornsey, near London, Eng. died March 29, 1935, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scot. English physiologist and inventor of the prone pressure method… … Universalium
prone pressure method — noun : a method of artificial respiration consisting essentially of alternate pressure and release of pressure on the back of the thorax of the prone patient by means of which water if present is expelled from the lungs and air is allowed to… … Useful english dictionary
prone pressure method — 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. * * * … Universalium
prone pressure method — n a method of artificial respiration consisting essentially of alternate pressure and release of pressure on the back of the thorax of the prone patient by means of which water if present is expelled from the lungs and air is allowed to enter… … Medical dictionary
schaefer method — noun see schafer method … Useful english dictionary