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Abstract
The artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for HEART ARREST resulting from electric shock, DROWNING, respiratory arrest, or other causes. The two major components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation are artificial ventilation (RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL) and closed-chest CARDIAC MASSAGE.
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- CPR
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
- Resuscitation, Cardio-Pulmonary
- Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Code Blue
- Life Support, Basic Cardiac
- Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation
- Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation
- Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitations
- Resuscitation, Mouth-to-Mouth
- Resuscitations, Mouth-to-Mouth
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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92; was see RESUSCITATION 1978-91; MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION was see RESUSCITATION 1990-91
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- Resuscitation (1971-1991)
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- National Library of Medicine. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016887. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016887
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185325