CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and...or trauma. In newborns, the most common cause of cardiopulmonary arrest is respiratory failure caused by sudden infant...
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped...
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency procedure used to treat victims of cardiac...alone can be as effective as both techniques combined. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the hospital is an aggressive technique employing drugs...
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Resuscitation
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
...into cardiac arrest (cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR...Blood Another common resuscitation measure is to administer...plasma, or blood. During resuscitations, medical personnel may...and dramatic measure is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), in which clinicians...
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Guidelines for resuscitation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
Guidelines for resuscitation The process of resuscitation should only be attempted...position and contents of the resuscitation trolley and the emergency...resuscitation team and start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR...
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