cardiopulmonary resuscitation


noun

emergency procedure for reviving heart and lung function, involving special physical techniques and often the use of electrical and mechanical equipment. Abbreviation: CPR

Origin of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

First recorded in 1970–75

British Dictionary definitions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

noun

an emergency measure to revive a patient whose heart has stopped beating, in which compressions applied with the hands to the patient's chest are alternated with mouth-to-mouth respiration Abbreviation: CPR

Medical definitions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

n.

Restoration of cardiac output and pulmonary ventilation by artificial respiration and closed-chest massage after cardiac arrest and apnea.

Scientific definitions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

See CPR.

Cultural definitions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
[ (kahr-dee-oh- pool-muh-nair-ee ri-sus-i-tay-shuhn) ]

An emergency lifesaving procedure used to revive someone who has stopped breathing or whose heart has ceased functioning. CPR uses heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to get the heart or lungs working again. More recently, electric stimulation to the heart (using devices called defibrillators) has greatly increased the efficacy of this technique.