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European Resuscitation Council
The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of human life by promoting, coordinating, and advancing the science and practice of resuscitation.
Pronunciation
- European: /ˌjʊərəˈpiːən/
- Resuscitation: /rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən/
- Council: /ˈkaʊnsəl/
Etymology
- European: From the Latin Europa, the name of a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology.
- Resuscitation: From the Latin resuscitare, meaning 'to revive'.
- Council: From the Old French concile, meaning 'assembly or council', which is derived from the Latin concilium.
Related Terms
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): An emergency procedure that combines chest compressions often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.
- Advanced life support (ALS): A set of life-saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).
- Basic life support (BLS): The level of medical care which is used for victims of life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care at a hospital.
- Automated external defibrillator (AED): A portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat them through defibrillation.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on European Resuscitation Council
- Wikipedia's article - European Resuscitation Council
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