kiss of life English

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kiss of life

— noun (= cardiopulmonary 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

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mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cardiac resuscitation

CPR

mouth-to-mouth respiration

artificial respiration