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Therapeutics > Emergency Treatment > Resuscitation > Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Preferred term

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
  • CPR
  • Resuscitation, Cardio-Pulmonary

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 92; was see RESUSCITATION 1978-91; MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION was see RESUSCITATION 1990-91

In other languages

  • painelu-puhalluselvytys

    Finnish

  • kardiopulmonaalinen elvytys
  • kardiopulmonaarinen elvytys
  • peruselvytys
  • PPE
  • puhallus-paineluelvytys
  • sydän-keuhkoelvytys
  • verenkierron ja hengityksen elvytys
  • Hjärt-lungräddning

    Swedish

  • Basal hjärt-lungräddning
  • HLR
  • Mun-till-munandning

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016887

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