Chest Compression

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CC
Pronunciation
/ʧɛst kəmˈprɛʃən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Now, the finding that chest compression alone seems adequate is even better news, he says.
  2. The chest compression component, he suspects, is also easier for most people to perform than the mouth-to-mouth.
  3. If there is no heart beat and no pulse and if no trained medical help is available, start'external chest compression '.
  4. Rapid initiation of CPR and uninterrupted chest compression seem to be effective in case of catastrophic VAE with cardiac arrest occurred.
  5. Based on the new studies, he says," chest compression alone appears to be just as valuable as chest compression with rescue breathing. "

Other meanings of CC