Define c.p.r.?

CPR (sē'pē-är') Pronunciation Key


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.





Here's what takes place during CPR: A person giving CPR — called a rescuer — will give some breaths to someone who is not breathing on his or her own. This is called artificial respiration (say: ar-tuh-fih-shul res-puh-ray-shun), mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing, or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Define c.p.r.?
CardioPulmonary Resuscitation. It's when you massage the heart muscle through repeated, timed pushing of the chest to keep the blood flowing through the body until the person can be taken to a hospital.
Reply:CPR=cardio-pulmonary resuscitation


It is an emergency procedure, often used after cardiac arrest. Cardiac massage and artificial (mouth-to-mouth) respiration are used to maintain the circulation of oxygenated blood to the brain.
Reply:Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation its what you practice on a ResussiAnnie Doll when practicing first aid.