Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Context: Medical
An emergency procedure used when a personβs breathing or circulation has stopped.
What Does CPR Stand For?
CPR
Most common meaning
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, an emergency procedure centered on chest compressions, with rescue breaths used in appropriate situations, for a person in cardiac arrest.
AT A GLANCE
CPR quick facts
- Full form
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Field / context
- Medical
- Other meanings
- 0 additional meanings
- Written as
- CPR
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CPR meanings by context
How CPR is used in a sentence
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MedicalCardiopulmonary Resuscitation
βThe first-aid course teaches participants how to recognize an emergency and perform CPR.β
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