mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
A first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the…A first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung
дыха́ние и́зо рта в ротdyxánije ízo rta v rot, иску́сственное дыха́ние рот-в-ротiskússtvennoje dyxánije rot-v-rot
- 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
Translations
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Forms
plural: mouth-to-mouth resuscitations| Singular | mouth-to-mouth resuscitation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- 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:cardiopulmonary resuscitationCPRcardiac resuscitationkiss of life
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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