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 arrest.
Then he started to give her heartmassage, talking quickly as he worked.
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Each group meets in the health room to practice heartmassage on the dummy.
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She gave Kevin heartmassage, and his ribs were moving.
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Tried rhythmic traction of the tongue, artificial respiration, stimulants, chest and heartmassage-everything ,butit was no use:
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Quick-thinking John Greene gave motionless Jack Russell Nutty heartmassage and the kiss of life in a frantic 10-minute rescue bid.
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The stretcher was unclipped and James took over the cardiacmassage as May bagged the patient.
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No paramedics, no mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, no defibrillator pads, no cardiacmassage, just a shake of the head.
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Interventions: ECLS femoral implantation under continuous cardiacmassage, using a centrifugal pump connected to a hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator.
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After 40 minutes of cardiacmassage we had to suspend the resuscitation because there was nothing more we could do.
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The pulse was weak at best and the technician performing cardiacmassage winced through the painful cramps in her hand.
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A few minutes after the protamine administration was started, he suddenly developed a severe hypotension necessitating cardiacmassage and recannulation for pump assistance.
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But, following a last-minute concession by the hospitals looking after him, he will still have the chance of cardiacmassage, if it becomes necessary.
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Sudden cardiac arrest occurred upon opening the lesser sac to irrigate clots, and cardiacmassage and proximal and distal clamping of the SAA were required.
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'Mr Braun did the rounds this morning and he explained how long the cardiacmassage went on for.