CPR

abbreviation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

CPR

abbreviation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPR

Short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An emergency procedure in which the heart and lungs are made to work by manually compressing the chest overlying the heart and forcing air into the lungs. CPR is used to maintain circulation when the heart stops pumping, usually because of disease, drugs, or trauma.

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"I knew she'd been dead for quite some time so I rang for an ambulance, started CPR and then the paramedics arrived within five minutes and they couldn't do anything," she said.

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"I had to wait for time to heal because I wouldn't have been able to lift or carry. I wouldn't be able to do CPR for any patients," he said.

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She said in January 2024, Thomas had suffered an asthma attack so severe he stopped breathing and she had to perform CPR until an ambulance arrived.

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Diaz raced out and began CPR on the fallen fielder, whose heart had given out, while someone called 911.

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Crews from the National Park Service Ocean Rescue team arrived within two minutes and began performing CPR.

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