resuscitation

  • 51cardiopulmonary resuscitation — CPR an emergency procedure for life support, consisting of artificial respiration and manual external cardiac massage. It is used in cases of cardiac arrest or apparent sudden death resulting from electric shock, drowning, respiratory arrest, or… …

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  • 52Do Not Attempt Resuscitation order — DNAR order an instruction, usually made by a patient while mentally competent and recorded in their notes, requesting the doctor to desist from performing resuscitation in the event of heart failure. In the past, elderly patients have often been… …

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  • 53pocket resuscitation mask — a compressible and easily carried mask, which can be expanded and fitted over the mouth and nose of a nonbreathing patient in order to perform mouth to mouth resuscitation through a small valve without contact between the mouth of the rescuer and …

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  • 54cardiopulmonary resuscitation — noun Date: 1972 a procedure designed to restore normal breathing after cardiac arrest that includes the clearance of air passages to the lungs, mouth to mouth method of artificial respiration, and heart massage by the exertion of pressure on the… …

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  • 55Реанимация (Resuscitation) — оживление умершего организма; восстановление жизни после смерти. Вероятность успешного осуществления реанимации зависит от быстроты восстановления сердечной и дыхательной функций организма. См. также Дыхание искусственное, Искусственная… …

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  • 56mouth-to-mouth resuscitation — /mowth teuh mowth / a method of artificial respiration in which a person rhythmically blows air into the victim s lungs, either directly, by placing the mouth over the patient s, or through a tube. [1960 65] * * * …

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  • 57mouth-to-mouth resuscitation — noun A first aid technique to return an unconscious persons respiration by pressing the rescuers mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs. See Also: mouth to mouth …

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  • 58Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) — CPR involves applying external chest compression to make the heart pump and breathing for the victim by mouth to mouth ventilation. In the case of an early heart attack, death can often be avoided if a bystander starts CPR promptly (within 5… …

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  • 59European Resuscitation Council — the supervisory body of advanced life support course in Europe, responsible for updating the content of the courses based on best evidence from all countries represented …

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  • 60brain resuscitation — cerebral r …

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