CPR

American  

abbreviation

1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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CPR British  

abbreviation

1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CPR Scientific  

/ 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.

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Example Sentences

She was discovered in the bathroom of the apartment she was sharing with a friend, Caitlin Cash, who called 911, applied CPR and then was questioned extensively by Austin authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Once firefighters arrived and extracted the infant, they began performing CPR, but it looked like the baby was turning blue, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"He was critically ill. His heart stopped as soon as he arrived. We had to perform CPR," said lead author Ankit Bharat, a thoracic surgeon at Northwestern University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

A local resident came to help and performed CPR until emergency services arrived.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“She doesn’t have CPR certification, Kim,” Laura said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie