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Heimlich's valve
Also known as:
Heimlich chest drainage valve
Associated persons:
Henry Jay Heimlich
Description:
A valve used in pleura drainage, often when patients are being moved. According to Heimlich, it saved thousands of lives in the Viet Nam war.
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