Definition of cardiopulmonary resuscitation Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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What does cardiopulmonary resuscitation mean?

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cardiopulmonary 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
		CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life
		resuscitation the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration"
		emergency procedure (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
		cardiac massage, heart massage an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Noun)
A first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration .

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is emergency first aid given to a person who has had a heart attack cardiac arrest. It can be done by anybody, but people are often told not to try unless they have received proper first aid training. CPR does not start a person's heart again, but it can keep the blood (which carries oxygen) flowing around the body long enough for proper emergency treatment to be given, if it is done properly.

CPR is normally started on a person who is not breathing and is unconscious. It is continued until the heart can be restarted or the cause is diagnosed. CPR consists of regular compressions (pressing down) of the chest and rescue breathing. If a person's heart is working properly but they are not breathing, the aided breathing is called artificial respiration. The aim of CPR is to keep a small amount of oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and heart so that, if they are successfully resuscitated, they are not permanently brain damaged

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