Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

/mˈaʊθtəmˈaʊθ ɹɪsˌʌsɪtˈeɪʃən/

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

synonyms : cardiac resuscitation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPR

kiss of life

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation definition and meaning

Examples

1. He turned blue, received mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and was eventually brought back from the dead by paramedics.

2. She begins the film saving a drowning Tony Curtis with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

3. And in one scene, one of the boys pretends to drown so that the lifeguard will jump in, rescue him, and begin giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

4. There was one moment, man, that, uh, you know, my character gets injured and I'm laying on the gurney, and, like, he-- I just feel this wetness on my mouth, and I guess this was his choice to give me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?

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