Noun: mouth-to-mouth 'mawth-tu,mawth
- 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 mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until the paramedics arrived";
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life
Type of: emergency procedure, resuscitation
Encyclopedia: Mouth-to-mouth