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abbreviation

cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Words nearby CPR

CP invariance, cpl., C++, cpm, CPO, CPR, CPRE, cps, CPSA, CPSC, CPSU

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How to use CPR in a sentence

She was administering CPR when an FDNY ambulance arrived and those paramedics took over.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cases share a kind of morbidity: A man, eighty, is pronounced dead after thirty minutes of CPR.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We continued CPR while I called for an echo machine, which takes ultrasound pictures of the heart.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some have speculated that cessation of CPR decreases pressure in the chest cavity, allowing blood to return to the heart.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After fifteen minutes of CPR he is pronounced dead and taken to a mortuary, where attendants see him breathing.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for CPR

CPR

abbreviation for

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Scientific definitions for CPR

CPR

[ sē′pē-är′ ]

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.