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ROSC

Meaning in emergency medicine & first aid, with examples

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In emergency medicine & first aid, ROSC means: Short for return of spontaneous circulation: the point during resuscitation when the heart starts beating effectively again and a pulse can be felt.

In Turkish: ROSC, spontan dolaşımın geri dönmesi

How it is used

Usually said as one word, 'rosk', or letter by letter. Teams say 'we've got ROSC' or 'ROSC achieved' and then move on to post-ROSC care. Research reports ROSC rates separately from survival to hospital discharge.

Example sentences

  1. We got ROSC after the third shock.

  2. Post-ROSC, his blood pressure is 95 over 60.

Common collocations

  • achieve ROSC
  • post-ROSC care
  • sustained ROSC
  • ROSC rate
  • cardiac arrestA sudden stop in the heart's effective pumping, so that blood no longer reaches the brain and the person collapses and stops breathing normally.
  • resuscitationEmergency treatment to restart or support breathing and circulation in someone who is dying or very unstable, including CPR, shocks, drugs and fluids.
  • CPRShort for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: chest compressions, often with rescue breaths, given to someone whose heart has stopped, to keep blood and oxygen moving to the brain.
  • defibrillatorA machine that gives a controlled electric shock to the heart to stop a dangerous, chaotic rhythm and let a normal rhythm return.

More terms: CPR and Resuscitation

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