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artificial respiration [1 record]

Record 1 2017-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • First Aid
  • Respiratory System
DEF

The restoration or initiation by manual or mechanical means of breathing that has failed or that has never begun, consisting essentially of forcing air into and out of the lungs to establish the rhythm of inspiration and expiration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Secourisme
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Ensemble des manœuvres destinées à suppléer à la respiration naturelle, lorsque celle-ci est insuffisante ou inefficace, pour assurer une hématose satisfaisante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Primeros auxilios
  • Aparato respiratorio
DEF

Respiración estimulada y mantenida por medios artificiales, [tales como] insuflación, tracciones rítmicas de la lengua, especialmente la sostenida por movimientos de expansión y compresión del tórax, comunicados por otra persona y para cuya práctica existen diversos métodos.

CONT

Se reconoce que no obstante el estado de muerte aparente, la mayoría de los accidentados pueden volver a la vida si se les administra, en los primeros diez minutos después del accidente, respiración artificial, según las distintas modalidades.

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