- Well-known
examples are
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation.
Adequate resuscitation and end-organ
perfusion is best indicated...
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an
emergency procedure consisting of
chest compressions often combined with
artificial ventilation, or mouth-to-mouth...
- A do-not-
resuscitate order (DNR), also
known as Do Not
Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not
Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR), no code or...
- A
resuscitator is a
device using positive pressure to
inflate the
lungs of an
unconscious person who is not breathing, in
order to keep them oxygenated...
-
perimortem Caesarean delivery (PMCD), is a
hysterotomy performed to
resuscitate a
woman in
middle to late
pregnancy who has
entered cardiac arrest. Combined...
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Neonatal resuscitation, also
known as
newborn resuscitation, is an
emergency procedure focused on
supporting approximately 10% of
newborn children who...
- The
history of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be
traced as far back as the
literary works of
ancient Egypt (c. 2686 – c. 2181 BC). However, it...
- A
resuscitative thoracotomy (sometimes
referred to as an
emergency department thoracotomy (EDT),
trauma thoracotomy or, colloquially, as "cracking the...
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sometimes known by the
proprietary name Ambu bag or
generically as a
manual resuscitator or "self-inflating bag", is a hand-held
device commonly used to provide...
- Mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation, a form of
artificial ventilation, is the act of ****isting or
stimulating respiration in
which a
rescuer presses their mouth...
