cardiac massage

Noun cardiac massage has 1 sense

• cardiac massage(n = noun.act) heart massage - an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest;
is a kind of emergency procedure, massage
is a part of cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cpr, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation