CPR
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Abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing that keep oxygenated blood circulating to the brain and tissues.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitationA combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing that keep oxygenated blood circulating to the brain and tissues. Commonly known as CPR.
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Oxygenated bloodBlood that has moved through the lungs where it has absorbed oxygen; oxygenated blood moves from the lungs into the heart, from which it is then pumped throughout the body.
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CardiopulmonaryPertaining to the heart and lungs.
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ResuscitationThe process of reviving a person who is not breathing or whose heart is not beating using techniques such as artificial respiration and heart massage.