Respiratory arrestRespiratory arrest is a medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body (such as agonal breathing). Prolonged apnea refers to a patient who has stopped breathing for a long period of time. If the heart muscle contraction is intact, the condition is known as respiratory arrest. An abrupt stop of pulmonary gas exchange lasting for more than five minutes may permanently damage vital organs, especially the brain. Lack of oxygen to the brain causes loss of consciousness.
Basic life supportBasic life support (BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers (paramedics, nurses, physicians). It can be provided by trained medical personnel, such as emergency medical technicians, and by qualified bystanders. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) was formed in 1992 to coordinate the efforts of resuscitation worldwide.
Advanced life supportAdvanced Life Support (ALS) is 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).
Défibrillateur automatisé externevignette|Défibrillateur prêt à l'emploi dans un lieu public, établissement recevant du public, immeuble de grande hauteur ou établissement recevant des travailleurs Un défibrillateur automatisé externe (DAE) en France ou défibrillateur externe automatisé (DEA) au Québec est un appareil portatif, fonctionnant au moyen d'une batterie et de deux électrodes, dont le rôle est d'analyser l'activité électrique du cœur d'une personne en arrêt cardiorespiratoire. Il est parfois dénommé AED de l'anglais automated external defibrillator.
Medical procedureA medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the delivery of healthcare. A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring, or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test. Other common kinds of procedures are therapeutic (i.e., intended to treat, cure, or restore function or structure), such as surgical and physical rehabilitation procedures. "An activity directed at or performed on an individual with the object of improving health, treating disease or injury, or making a diagnosis.
Expérience de mort imminentevignette|upright=1.2|L'Ascension vers l'empyrée de Jérôme Bosch est associée par les chercheurs sur l'expérience de mort imminente aux aspects de la vision du tunnel Expérience de mort imminente ou EMI (en anglais, imminent death experience ou IDE ou encore NDE, near death experience) est une expression désignant un ensemble de « visions » et de « sensations » exceptionnelles vécues par des individus confrontés à leur propre mort (mort clinique, coma avancé ou simple perception de leur mort imminente, que le danger soit réel ou simplement perçu comme tel).
