Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION




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, HISTORICAL REVIEW
 5000 - first artificial mouth to mouth 3000 BC
ventilation
 1780 – first attempt of newborn
resuscitation by blowing
 1874 – first experimental direct cardiac
massage
 1901 – first successful direct cardiac
massage in man
 1946 – first experimental indirect cardiac
massage and defibrillation
 1960 – indirect cardiac massage
 1980 – development of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation due to the works of Peter Safar
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, all cases accompanied
with hypoxia
extracardiac



Causes of cardiac
arrest


cardiac
Primary lesion of cardiac muscle leading to the
progressive decline of contractility, conductivity
disorders, mechanical factors 3