cardiac massage

[kahr-dee-ak muh-sahzh, muh-sahj]

noun

1. rhythmic manual compression of the sternum or heart to restore normal heartbeat, as after cardiac arrest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac massage¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

One service member had no pulse, and a surgeon cracked the person’s chest, initiated a cardiac massage and performed emergency surgery.

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Physicians there administered closed cardiac massage, oxygen and adrenalin.

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The last ditch effort cracking open some 12-yrs. old's chest for cardiac massage.

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“Open cardiac massage in a rowboat is unlikely to be successful,” said Michael J. Tipton, an exercise physiologist at the University of Portsmouth, in England, who described the event in a scientific paper last year.

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Simon Poole, who attempted cardiac massage on his father, added: "If they could have been there sooner I think he could still be here."

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