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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cardiopulmonary resuscitation has 1 sense
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation(n = noun.act) cardiac resuscitation, cpr, 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; Array is a kind of emergency procedure, resuscitation
has parts: cardiac massage, heart massage, artificial respiration
CIDE DICTIONARY
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, n.
An emergency procedure to revive heart and lung function in persons whose heart has apparently stopped beating, involving forced respiration, periodic pressure on the heart by pushing on the chest, and sometimes electrical or mechanical equipment. It is often referred to by the acronym CPR . [PJC]
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