Resuscitation
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| Resuscitation | |
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| Term | Resuscitation |
| Short definition | resuscitation - (pronounced) (KAR-dee-oh-PUL-muh-NAYR-ee ree-SUH-sih-TAY-shun) An emergency procedure used to restart a person's heartbeat and breathing after one or both have stopped. It's about giving strong, quick thrusts to the chest to get the blood moving. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
resuscitation - (pronounced) (KAR-dee-oh-PUL-muh-NAYR-ee ree-SUH-sih-TAY-shun) An emergency procedure used to restart a person's heartbeat and breathing after one or both have stopped. It's about giving strong, quick thrusts to the chest to get the blood moving. Air is also usually blown into the person's mouth to help breathe and bring oxygen to the lungs. Also called CPR
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Resuscitation
- Wikipedia's article - Resuscitation
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