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• Silvester method — Sil·ves·ter method sil ves tər n a method of artificial respiration in which the subject is laid on his or her back and air is expelled from the lungs by pressing the arms over the chest and fresh air drawn in by pulling them above the head… …   Medical dictionary

• silvester's method — noun see silvester method …   Useful english dictionary

• Silvester Petra Sancta — (Rome 1590 ndash; Rome, May 6, 1647) was an Italian Jesuit monk, and heraldist. His name is also spelt as Sylvester Petra Sancta, Petrasancta, in Italian Padre Silvestro da Pietrasanta. Pseudonym: Coelius ServiliusBiographyHe was the confessor of …   Wikipedia

• chest pressure–arm lift method — Silvester m …   Medical dictionary

• Peter P. Silvester — Peter Peet Silvester Born January 25, 1935 Tallinn, Estonia Died October 11, 1996 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Fields …   Wikipedia

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation — CPR redirects here. For other uses, see CPR (disambiguation). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Intervention CPR being performed on a mannequin ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• artificial respiration — n the process of restoring or initiating breathing by forcing air into and out of the lungs to establish the rhythm of inspiration and expiration see BACK PRESSURE ARM LIFT METHOD, MOUTH TO MOUTH * * * an emergency procedure for maintaining a… …   Medical dictionary

• Artificial respiration — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.93 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Hatching system — The system of heraldry has two main methods to designate the tinctures of arms in uncolored illustrations: hatching and tricking. Hatching, i. e. exertion of lines and dots, is the most common method to designate colours on uncoloured surfaces,… …   Wikipedia

• Golden Legend — The Golden Legend ( la. Legenda Aurea) by Jacopo da Varagine is a collection of fanciful hagiographies or lives of the saints, that became a late medieval bestseller. It was probably compiled around the year 1260. A medieval best sellerInitially… …   Wikipedia