cpr

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 100834287)
    is a 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
    has:
    • cardiac massage, heart massage - an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
    • artificial respiration - an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
    same as: cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

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