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  1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life(noun)

    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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  1. kiss of life(Noun)

    Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.


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kiss of life(noun)

a mouth-to-mouth method of restoring breathing.

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