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Descriptor English:   Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
Descriptor Spanish:   Reanimación Cardiopulmonar 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Reanimação Cardiopulmonar 
Synonyms English:   Basic Cardiac Life Support
CPR
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Code Blue
Life Support, Basic Cardiac
Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation
Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation
Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitations
Resuscitation, Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation, Mouth-to-Mouth
Resuscitations, Mouth-to-Mouth  
Tree Number:   E02.365.647.110
SP8.946.117.190.180.105
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Heart Arrest
 
History Note English:   92; was see RESUSCITATION 1978-91; MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION was see RESUSCITATION 1990-91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ED education
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   30213 
Unique Identifier:   D016887 

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