CPR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does CPR mean? 

• CPR (noun)
  The noun CPR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CPR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CPR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cardiac resuscitation; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR; kiss of life; mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Hypernyms ("CPR" is a kind of...):

emergency procedure ((medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency))

resuscitation (the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness)

Meronyms (parts of "CPR"):

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)

artificial respiration (an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially)

 Context examples 

Cardiac arrest may be reversed by CPR, and/or defibrillation, cardioversion or cardiac pacing.

(Cardiac Arrest, NCI Thesaurus)

Even if you haven't had training, you can do "hands-only" CPR for a teen or adult whose heart has stopped beating ("hands-only" CPR isn't recommended for children).

(CPR, NIH)

A living will usually has instructions about whether to use aggressive medical treatment to keep a person alive (such as CPR, artificial nutrition, use of a respirator).

(Living will, NCI Dictionary)

Cardiac arrest should be used to signify an event as described above that is reversed, usually by CPR, and/or defibrillation or cardioversion, or cardiac pacing.

(Cardiac Arrest, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Learn how to do back blows, the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts), and CPR.

(Choking, NIH)

An event in the personal medical histroy of cardiac arrest that is reversed, usually by CPR and/or defibrillation or cardioversion, or cardiac pacing.

(History of Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest, NCI Thesaurus)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is for people whose hearts or breathing has stopped and the Heimlich maneuver is for people who are choking.

(First Aid, NIH)

You should give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a person having SCA until defibrillation can be done.

(Cardiac Arrest, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Also called CPR.

(Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, NCI Dictionary)

Drowning precautions should include: • Fences around pools • Supervising children near any body of water, including tubs • Not swimming or boating when under the influence of alcohol or sedatives • Wearing life jackets when boating • Learning CPR

(Drowning, NIH)