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Houston, Sam (oh) and closed chest massage (medicine)


Houston, Sam (oh)



(1793-1863) a US soldier and politician who fought to make Texas independent from Mexico. He was president of the Republic of Texas from 1836 until it became a state of the US in 1845. The city of Houston in Texas was named after him.

closed chest massage (medicine)


closed chest massage


Rhythmic compression of the heart between sternum and spine by depressing the lower sternum backward with the heels of the hands, the patient lying supine.

Synonym: external cardiac massage.