Heart Massage
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is common in patients presenting with hip fracture and unexplained falls.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: We tried to determine the prevalence of carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) in patients with hip fractures with and without a clear history of an accidental fall. METHODS: We studied 51 patients hospitalized for a hip fracture and 51 ... Read more...

A comparison of 2 types of chest compressions in a porcine model of cardiac arrest.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Chest compressions performed by some medical workers are of poor quality, which are too few and shallow with incomplete release. This study was designed to compare the effects of these clinical quality chest compressions with standard ... Read more...

[Mechanical cardiac massage]

22 Aug 2009 Continuous delivery of high-quality chest compressions is the most important and difficult part of resuscitation. Two automatic mechanical chest compression devices - LUCAS and Autopulse - have been implemented in Denmark in order to optimize the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Massage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Exercise involvement at cardiac arrest and chest compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 30 Oct 2009
• Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is common in patients presenting with hip fracture and unexplained falls. 30 Aug 2009
• A comparison of 2 types of chest compressions in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. 30 Aug 2009
• [Mechanical cardiac massage] 22 Aug 2009
• Do not pardon the interruption. Aug 2009
• [Cardiac arrest induced by dexmedetomidine] 30 Jul 2009
• Interruptions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from paramedic endotracheal intubation. 30 Jun 2009
• Initial defibrillation versus initial chest compression in a 4-minute ventricular fibrillation canine model of cardiac arrest. 29 Jun 2009
• To shock or not to shock first: timing is only the first question. 29 Jun 2009
• Compression-only CPR-To teach or not to teach? 19 May 2009
• Do modifications of the American Heart Association guidelines improve survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? 17 May 2009
• Electrical injury during "hands on" defibrillation-A potential risk of internal cardioverter defibrillators? 12 May 2009
• Liver laceration associated with the use of a chest compression device. 11 May 2009
• Improved patient survival using a modified resuscitation protocol for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 2 May 2009
• [Crisis management during regional anesthesia including peripheral nerve block, epidural anesthesia and spinal anesthesia] 29 Apr 2009
• The impact of compliant surfaces on in-hospital chest compressions: effects of common mattresses and a backboard. 29 Apr 2009
• Chest compression on mattresses: time to achieve sufficient depth. 9 Apr 2009
• Skin and soft tissue damage caused by use of feedback-sensor during chest compressions. 8 Apr 2009
• Effect of mattress deflection on CPR quality assessment for older children and adolescents. 30 Mar 2009
• Quality of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during paediatric resuscitation training: time to stop the blind leading the blind. 25 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Heart Massage'

Definition: Rhythmic compression of the heart by pressure applied manually over the sternum (closed heart massage) or directly to the heart through an opening in the chest wall (open heart massage). It is done to reinstate and maintain circulation. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor UI: D006336

Alternative terms: Heart Massage; Heart Massages; Massage, Heart; Massages, Heart; Cardiac Massage; Cardiac Massages; Massage, Cardiac; Massages, Cardiac;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.365.647.375; E04.100.376.458; E04.928.220.380;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition