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cardiac resuscitation

DEFINITIONS OF: cardiac resuscitation

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n an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen

Synonyms:
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Type of:
emergency procedure
(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
resuscitation
the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
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