emergency procedure

Other forms: emergency procedures

Definitions of emergency procedure

1. noun

   (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
   types:

   cardiac massage, heart 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

   artificial respiration

   an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially

   CPR, cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 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

   Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvere

   an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea

   type of:

   procedure, process

   a particular course of action intended to achieve a result