Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

5 Cardiovascular Emergencies, CPR and AED HCP – Health Care Provider ischemia – Decreased blood flow to the heart, leading to cardiac tissue stress but not death. Symptoms may include chest pain or discomfort related to the heart. pulmonary edema – The passage of fluid from the arteries into the lungs due to back pressure within the circulatory system. rescue breathing – a technique used to ventilate a patient who is not breathing adequately or has ceased to breathe.

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