Definition of cardiopulmonary
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
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The cause was cardiopulmonary arrest, said a son, Daniel Kusrow.
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Bystanders pulled him out and gave him cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
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The University of Miami professor had just developed the world’s first cardiopulmonary patient simulator — a life-size mannequin that could simulate 20 different human body indicators — like blood pressure and pulse.
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A family friend began applying the familiar chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing that are hallmarks of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Bystanders helped pull him out and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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The most life-threatening problem is cardiac arrest needing for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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When the brain is deprived of oxygen for longer than four minutes during a cardiopulmonary arrest, the risk of brain injury increases significantly, Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, told CNN.
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The real question would be what the doctors believe to be the cause of said cardiopulmonary arrest.
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First Known Use of cardiopulmonary
circa 1881
Medical Dictionary
cardiopulmonary
playMedical Definition of cardiopulmonary
: of or relating to the heart and lungs the cardiopulmonary system a cardiopulmonary bypass that diverts blood from the entrance to the right atrium through an oxygenator directly to the aorta
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