"artificial respiration" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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