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Meanings of heart massage in English

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.

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        Examples for "cardiac massage"
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        The stretcher was unclipped and James took over the cardiac massage as May bagged the patient.
        Emergency: wife lost and found
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        No paramedics, no mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, no defibrillator pads, no cardiac massage, just a shake of the head.
        Under orders
        3
        Interventions: ECLS femoral implantation under continuous cardiac massage, using a centrifugal pump connected to a hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator.
        Pubmed
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        After 40 minutes of cardiac massage we had to suspend the resuscitation because there was nothing more we could do.
        The Guardian
        5
        The pulse was weak at best and the technician performing cardiac massage winced through the painful cramps in her hand.
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        Usage of heart massage in English
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        Then he started to give her heart massage, talking quickly as he worked.
        Skypoint
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        Each group meets in the health room to practice heart massage on the dummy.
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        3
        She gave Kevin heart massage, and his ribs were moving.
        The Guardian
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        Tried rhythmic traction of the tongue, artificial respiration, stimulants, chest and heart massage-everything ,butit was no use:
        The Silent Bullet
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        Quick-thinking John Greene gave motionless Jack Russell Nutty heart massage and the kiss of life in a frantic 10-minute rescue bid.
        The Irish Times
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        After an hour of pulmonary shocks and heart massage, Diana, Princess of Wales, was pronounced dead at 4.00am, Paris-time.
        News.com.au
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        The operating room is equipped for abdominal surgery and open- heart massages too, though nobody has needed them yet.
        Wired