cardiopulmonary resuscitation
English
Noun
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (countable and uncountable, plural cardiopulmonary resuscitations)
- A first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration.
- 2005, Ralph L Piedmont, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion:
- A DNR decision determines whether or not patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Translations
a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest
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See also
- AED (automated external defibrillator)
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