emergency procedure

1. (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) (synset 100178632)
   referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
   is a type of: procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
   subtypes:

   • cardiac massage, 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 arrest
   • artificial respiration - an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
   • cardiac 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
   • heimlich maneuver, heimlich manoeuvere - an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea

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