Noun: kiss of life
- 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 the kiss of life on the drowning victim";
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth
Derived forms: kisses of life
Type of: emergency procedure, resuscitation
Encyclopedia: Kiss of life