Noun: cardiac resuscitation
- 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
"The lifeguard performed cardiac resuscitation until the paramedics arrived";
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth
Derived forms: cardiac resuscitations
Type of: emergency procedure, resuscitation
Encyclopedia: Cardiac resuscitation