cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(noun)

A first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration.

Related Terms

Examples of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the following topics:

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

    • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure that maintains blood flow to the heart until the return of spontaneous circulation.
    • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure which is performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest.
    • The objective is to delay tissue death and to extend the brief window of opportunity for a successful resuscitation without permanent brain damage.
    • CPR is often severely misrepresented in movies and television as being highly effective in resuscitating a person who is not breathing and has no circulation.

  • Introduction to hypothesis testing for two proportions (special topic)

    • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure commonly used on individuals suffering a heart attack when other emergency resources are not available.

  • Abnormal Curves of the Vertebral Column

    • A 50-year follow-up study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2003) asserts that the lifelong physical health (including cardiopulmonary and neurological functions) and mental health of idiopathic scoliosis patients are comparable to those of the general population.

  • Anencephaly

    • In almost all cases, anencephalic infants are not aggressively resuscitated because there is no chance of the infant ever achieving a conscious existence.

  • Electrocardiogram and Correlation of ECG Waves with Systole

    • Ventricular fibrillation will cause sudden cardiac death within minutes unless electrical resuscitation (with an AED) is performed immediately.

  • Sepsis and Septic Shock

  • The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

    • A larger amount was given to the major industrial powers, as the prevailing opinion was that their resuscitation was essential for a general European revival.