resuscitation

Noun
  1. The act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness (synset 101050134)
    "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration"
    is a type of: resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification - bringing again into activity and prominence
    subtypes: 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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