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resuscitation

DEFINITIONS OF: resuscitation

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n the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness

“although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration”
Types:
CPR, cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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
Type of:
resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification
bringing again into activity and prominence
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