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
Words nearby cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardioplegia,
cardioptosia,
cardiopulmonary,
cardiopulmonary bypass,
cardiopulmonary murmur,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
cardiopyloric,
cardiorenal,
cardiorespiratory,
cardiorrhaphy,
cardiorrhexis
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.