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    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to...
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  • Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (commonly known as ECPR) is a method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that passes the patient's blood...
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  • 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...
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    A do-not-resuscitate order (DNR), also known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR), no code or...
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  • medicine. Well-known examples are cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Look up resuscitation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
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    AR, Bhanji F, et al. (July 2013). "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality: [corrected] improving cardiac resuscitation outcomes both inside and outside the...
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  • anesthesiologist of Czech descent. He is credited with pioneering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Safar was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1924 into a medical...
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    measure in 1950. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is a part of most protocols for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) making it an essential skill...
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  • Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) was formed in 1992 to provide an opportunity for the major organizations in resuscitation to work together on...
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    States, the American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care recommend that "all healthcare providers...
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    nearby who might help in first aid such as the compressions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Perform suitable first aid depending on the injury suffered...
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  • Langone Medical Center where he is also director of research into cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the United Kingdom, he is director of the Human Consciousness...
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  • "Hemodynamic–directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation during in–hospital cardiac arrest". Resuscitation. 85 (8): 983–986. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.04.015...
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  • person can be pronounced dead on arrival if cardiopulmonary resuscitation or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is found to be futile. When presented with a...
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    anti-choking cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) adaptive to infants less than one year old (described below). It is a cycle of resuscitation that alternates...
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    differential diagnosis is torsades de pointes. Treatment is with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation. Biphasic defibrillation may be better...
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  • defibrillator is not immediately available. It should not delay cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, nor should it be used in those with...
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    cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An observational study in patients during cardiac arrest". Resuscitation. 85 (7): 898–904. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation...
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  • Lazarus syndrome (category Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
    after failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is the spontaneous return of a normal cardiac rhythm after failed attempts at resuscitation. It is also used...
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    This breathing indicates an emergency and should initiate CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), including chest compressions, BLS (Basic Life Support), and...
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    still known as clinical death. However, the development of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) meant that such a state was no longer strictly irreversible...
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    Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium". Resuscitation. 128: 132–137. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.04.031. ISSN 1873-1570...
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    In those in cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation is recommended. Biphasic defibrillation...
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  • good.[clarification needed] Pressure cycling also meant that cardiopulmonary resuscitation was impossible to perform if a patient's respiration was being...
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  • and best visualized by bedside ultrasound (echocardiography). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the first treatment for PEA, while potential underlying...
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    certified first responder, and basic life support (BLS) level cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes. The portable version of the defibrillator was...
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    airway and providing five breaths of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is recommended for a person whose heart has stopped...
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    originally developed as a memory aid for rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the most widely known use of the initialism is in the care...
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    Neonatal resuscitation, also known as newborn resuscitation, is an emergency procedure focused on supporting approximately 10% of newborn children who...
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    membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or cardiopulmonary bypass may be useful. In those without a pulse, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is indicated along with...
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