Tag
#resuscitation
12 words tagged “resuscitation”
NS
noun
Normal saline; 0.9% sodium chloride IV fluid.
ROSC
noun
Return of Spontaneous Circulation — the pulse came back.
ACLS
noun
Advanced Cardiac Life Support; the cardiac arrest protocol.
CPR
noun
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; chest compressions and rescue breaths.
slow code
noun
A deliberately half-hearted resuscitation attempt
peri-arrest
adjective
The unstable period just before or after cardiac arrest.
toaster
noun
A defibrillator
agonal
adjective
Relating to the gasping, dying moments before death
code
verb
To suffer a cardiac or respiratory arrest
coding
verb
To go into cardiac or respiratory arrest.
BVM
noun
Bag-valve-mask; handheld device for manual ventilation.
another one bites the dust
phrase
Queen song used to keep CPR compression rhythm