cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Definitions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  1. noun
    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, cardiac resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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    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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