cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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3.7
- noun
- /ˌkɑrdioʊˈpʌlməˌnɛri rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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reanimación cardiopulmonar
- For example, Sibbald (1999) reports that the medical profession in Canada has encouraged the teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to secondary school students in the public schools.
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Examples
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The baby girl (patient 3) of patient 2 was pale and flaccid at birth; apnea of prematurity developed, requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Academic text (2015) -
The officers summoned for help; the community hospital emergency room team responded, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated.
Academic text (2007) -
Mr. Langston performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Fiction book (1996) -
My name is Officer Bill, and today I am here to demonstrate for you cardiopulmonary resuscitation, more commonly known as CPR.
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The deputy noted that Carlile was extremely distraught, but continued to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his daughter until paramedics arrived.
Blog text (24) -
Very ill patients who experience a cardiac arrest and receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have a very small chance of recovering.
Academic text (1994) -
Many adults take a first aid training course to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency treatments for burns, cuts, wounds, and other injuries.
Academic text (1995) -
If someone is unresponsive and not breathing, you should start cardiopulmonary resuscitation right away to save their life.
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In an emergency, knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be the difference between life and death.
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The lifeguard quickly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the swimmer who had drowned.
Synonyms
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3.3
An emergency way to help someone when their heart or breathing stops by pressing the chest and giving breaths
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6.1
A medical way of bringing someone back to life after they stop breathing or are unconscious
An emergency procedure to restart breathing and blood flow
Surface Forms
Morphology
cardiopulmonary + resuscitation
The compound is fully compositional: 'cardiopulmonary' specifies heart-and-lung function and 'resuscitation' means restoring life/consciousness, so together they denote restoring heart and lung activity in an emergency. Although the term is technical, its meaning follows directly from the constituents and is expressed similarly across many languages, so a learner who knows both parts can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a name that tells you what it does: cardio means 'heart', pulmonary means 'lungs' and resuscitation means 'bringing back to life'. That's why the phrase means pressing on the chest and giving breaths to restart someone's heart and breathing.