CPR

abbreviation for

1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

CPR

abbreviation for

1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPR

/ sē′pē-är′ /

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Mr Bailey told the jury the CPR had never succeeded because "by the time Mr Sidpara had called 999, she was already cold and stiff and her jaw locked shut".

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During the 999 phone call, Mr Sidpara was told how to give Ms Riaz CPR, which had failed.

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Mrs Burton then found a wounded Mr Bush on the patio outside the property and she began to give him CPR.

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Scottish Conservative health spokesman Dr Sandesh Gulhane stepped in and gave the man CPR after he became unresponsive with no pulse last week.

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Dr Gulhane said he wanted to stress the importance of learning how to do CPR and having defibrillators available nearby.

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