Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

kiss of life

 

Emergency mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in which the operator blows air into the victim's lungs to inflate them, allowing air to be exhaled automatically.

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Medical Dictionary: kiss of life
Top

n.

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

WordNet: kiss of life
Top
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: 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
  Synonyms: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation


 
 

 

Copyrights:

Sports Science and Medicine. The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine. Copyright © Michael Kent 1998, 2006, 2007. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

Mentioned in