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heart massage

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heart massage
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Noun1.heart massageheart 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
emergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
massage - kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
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


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RePower(TM) accomplishes this emcompassing the heart and creating a contraction similar to open heart massage.
The device moved the body headward to footward and vice-versa while lying flat 120 times a minute to non-invasively provide overall blood flow comparable to open chest heart massage, the optimal means for supporting circulation during cardiac arrest.
 
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