Meaning Of The Word CPR

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What's The Definition Of CPR?

cardiopulmonary resuscitation in British English
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

CPR
uncountable noun: CPR is a medical technique for reviving someone whose heart has stopped beating by pressing on their chest and breathing into their mouth. CPR is an abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

CPR in American English
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
abbreviation

CPR in British English
abbreviation for: cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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