artificial respiration

1. An emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially (synset 100833580)
   is a type of:

   • emergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
   • breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
   is a part of: cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary 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

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