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massage

 [mah-sahzh´]
systematic therapeutic stroking or kneading of the body.
cardiac massage intermittent compression of the heart by pressure applied either over the sternum (closed cardiac massage) or directly to the heart through an opening in the chest wall (open cardiac massage).
simple massage in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as stimulation of the skin and underlying tissues with varying degrees of hand pressure to decrease pain, produce relaxation, and/or improve circulation.
vibratory massage massage by rapidly repeated light percussion with a vibrating hammer or sound.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

heart mas·sage

rhythmic massage of the heart either in an open chest or through the chest wall to renew failed circulation during cardiac resuscitation.
Synonym(s): cardiac massage
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cardiac massage

n.
A resuscitative procedure that employs the rhythmic compression of the chest and heart in an effort to restore and maintain the circulation after cardiac arrest or ventricular fibrillation. Also called heart massage.
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heart mas·sage

(hahrt mă-sahzh')
Rhythmic massage of the heart either in an open chest or through the chest wall to renew failed circulation during cardiac resuscitation.
Synonym(s): cardiac massage.
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cardiac massage

Deliberate repeated compression of the heart so as to maintain the blood circulation when the heart has stopped beating (CARDIAC ARREST). In external cardiac masssage, the heart is repeatedly compressed between the back of the breast bone and the front of the spine by pressure on the front of the chest. In internal massage, the heart is exposed and squeezed with the hand.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

heart mas·sage

(hahrt mă-sahzh')
Rhythmic massage of the heart either in an open chest or through the chest wall to renew failed circulation during cardiac resuscitation.
Synonym(s): cardiac massage.
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If cardiac massage and defibrillation (electric shock) are successful, the patient's heart returns to normal rhythm.
In this case, we feel that the TCD monitoring provided additional information during CPR, facilitating real-time assessment of cerebral flow during cardiac massage, and confirming effective treatment that would otherwise be guided only by standard indicators.
The heartbeat was revived temporarily after applying cardiac massage but again relapsed as his system refused to react to the artificial respiration or any other treatment.
Treatment included cardiac resuscitation, involving cardiac massage, packed red blood cells, fluids and vascular suppressors, which brought the patient's pressure back up, permitting the patient to be transferred back to the OR.
After the man's two daughters were rescued Cpl Hill carried out cardiac massage on both until they could get life-saving treatment from British Army doctors at Bastion, themselves also TA.
The court ruled against mechanical ventilation but in favour of cardiac massage. He died aged just ten months.
She said that Luke should not be resuscitated by mechanical ventilation if his condition worsened but could be given the less aggressive treatment of cardiac massage.
An innovative kit could make direct cardiac massage more feasible--a significant advance over closed chest compression be cause it fosters much better hemodynamics, Dr.
The man was not breathing and the pair gave him cardiac massage for five minutes until paramedics arrived.
The seminal article on closed chest cardiac massage by Kouwenhoven and colleagues was published in 1960.
For the unnamed girls, airlifted from Bristol to London for the operation, needed "external cardiac massage" to restart their hearts.
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