Resuscitation
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Resuscitation is the process of correcting physiological disorders (such as lack of breathing or heartbeat) in an acutely ill patient. It is an important part of intensive care medicine, trauma surgery and emergency medicine. Well known examples are cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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- Advanced life support – Life-saving protocols
- Advanced cardiac life support – Emergency medical care
- Advanced trauma life support – American medical training program
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Emergency procedure for cardiac arrest
- Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation – Experimental emergency medicine procedure
- Fluid replacement, also known as Fluid resuscitation – Medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid
- Hs and Ts – Mnemonic
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation – Artificial ventilation using exhaled air from the rescuer
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Pediatric advanced life support – American Heart Association course