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

Deputies removed two others from the burning building and performed CPR outside.

From Los Angeles Times

Bystanders at one point were performing CPR on the newborn, ABC7 reported.

From Los Angeles Times

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".

From BBC

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

From BBC

"There's plenty of places where you can learn basic CPR and it's free, like the British Heart Foundation or St John Ambulance," he said.

From BBC