resuscitative
Bringing back life
Resuscitative describes actions or measures intended to revive someone from unconsciousness, near-death, or apparent death.
The word appears almost exclusively in medical contexts: resuscitative efforts, resuscitative care, resuscitative procedures.
A resuscitative team works to restore breathing, heartbeat, or consciousness after cardiac arrest or severe trauma.
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- 911Crisis response number
triage · trauma · ER · urgent · crisis · responder · oxygen · intubation
Concerning heart and lungs
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- intubationPlacing airway tube
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
respirator · tracheotomy · intravenous · anesthesiologist · monitoring · stabilize · clinical · epinephrine
Restoration of life
- restorationReturning something to condition
- revivificationRestoration of life
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
renewal · rebirth · regeneration · recovery · reinvigoration · rekindling · reactivation · reconstitution
CPR
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
911 · triage · trauma · ER · urgent · crisis · responder · oxygen · intubation · shock
cardiopulmonary
Concerning heart and lungs
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- intubationPlacing airway tube
oxygenation · respirator · tracheotomy · intravenous · anesthesiologist · monitoring · stabilize · clinical · epinephrine · atropine
reanimation
Restoration of life
- restorationReturning something to condition
- revivificationRestoration of life
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
reawakening · renewal · rebirth · regeneration · recovery · reinvigoration · rekindling · reactivation · reconstitution · awakening
resuscitativepalliative
Offering relief, not remedy
hospice · end-of-life · comfort care · DNR · conservative
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitationBreathing for someone else
- cardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency technique restoring circulation
- resuscitation techniquesActions to restore life