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heart massage
heart massagen. See cardiac massage.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  heart massage - an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrestcardiac massageemergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)massage - kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxationcardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
EncyclopediaSeecardiopulmonary resuscitationheart massage
heart mas·sagerhythmic massage of the heart either in an open chest or through the chest wall to renew failed circulation during cardiac resuscitation. Synonym(s): cardiac massageheart massagen. See cardiac massage.heart mas·sage (hahrt mă-sahzh') Rhythmic massage of the heart either in an open chest or through the chest wall to renew failed circulation during cardiac resuscitation.
Synonym(s): cardiac massage. heart massage A lay term for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in which the circulation of the blood is artificially maintained by compressing the heart between the lower part of the breast-bone and the spine. This is done about 80 times a minute, but for every 15 compressions the lungs must be inflated twice by mouth-to-mouth respiration. In the average adult subject the breast-bone should be depressed about 5 cm and the weight of the body should be applied through straight arms. The activity is very tiring.heart mas·sage (hahrt mă-sahzh') Rhythmic massage of the heart either in an open chest or through the chest wall to renew failed circulation during cardiac resuscitation.
Synonym(s): cardiac massage. heart massage
Synonyms for heart massagenoun an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrestSynonymsRelated Words- emergency procedure
- massage
- cardiac resuscitation
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- CPR
- kiss of life
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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