Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: An emergency medical procedure performed when a person's heart has stopped beating (cardiac arrest) and/or they have stopped breathing. It involves repeated chest compressions, often combined with rescue breaths, to manually preserve brain function and maintain some blood circulation until more definitive medical treatment can restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The lifeguard immediately began CPR when the swimmer was pulled from the water unresponsive.
  • Knowing how to perform CPR is a critical skill that can save a life.
  • The paramedics continued CPR during transport to the hospital.

Advanced Usage

• "to administer CPR" / "to perform CPR": The standard verbs used to describe the act of carrying out the procedure.
  • A bystander administered CPR until the ambulance arrived.
• "CPR training/certification": Refers to formal courses where the technique is taught.
  • All employees are required to have current CPR certification.

Variants and Related Words

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (full form): The complete, formal term for CPR.
• Resuscitation (n.): The act of reviving someone from unconsciousness or apparent death. CPR is a type of resuscitation.
• Compression-only CPR / Hands-only CPR: A method that involves continuous chest compressions without rescue breaths, often recommended for untrained bystanders.

Synonyms

• Emergency resuscitation: A general term for life-saving revival efforts.
• Basic life support (BLS): A broader term for the level of medical care used for victims of life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care, which includes CPR as a core component.

Related Phrases

• "Start CPR": The instruction or decision to begin the procedure.
  • After checking for a pulse and finding none, the doctor yelled, "Start CPR!"
• "Continue CPR": An instruction to keep the procedure going without stopping.
  • The team was instructed to continue CPR while the defibrillator was charged.

Noun

1. 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