resuscitate

(rĭ-sŭs'ĭ-tāt')

v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

v.tr.
To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. See synonyms at revive.

v.intr.
To regain consciousness.

[Latin resuscitāre, resuscitāt- : re-, re- + suscitāre, to stir up (sus-, sub-, sub- + citāre, to move violently, frequentative of ciēre, to set in motion).]

resuscitable re·sus'ci·ta·ble (-tə-bəl) adj.
resuscitation re·sus'ci·ta'tion n.
resuscitative re·sus'ci·ta'tive adj.

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verb

1. To cause to come back to life or consciousness: bring around (or round), restore, revive, revivify. See live/die.
2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence: reactivate, reanimate, reawaken, rekindle, renew, resurrect, revitalize, revive, revivify. See awareness/unawareness.

IN BRIEF: To restore from apparent death.

Does the patient have a "Do Not Resuscitate" order in her chart?

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Restoration to life or consciousness of an animal apparently dead or dying, or whose respirations have ceased. See also artificial respiration.

• cardiopulmonary r. — an emergency technique used in cardiac arrest to re-establish heart and lung function until more advanced life support is available. See also cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• cerebral r. — treatment to counteract the cerebral edema resulting from low cerebral blood flow and hypoxia that occurs during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• r. equipment — inludes cardiac defibrillator, laryngoscope, endotracheal tubes, tracheotomy tubes, plus the stimulants and the administration sets needed in an emergency.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - genoplive, puste nyt liv i
v. intr. - komme til live igen, komme til sig selv igen

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    mund-til-mund-metoden

Nederlands (Dutch)
reanimeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Méd) réanimer, (fig) déterrer
v. intr. - reprendre connaissance, revivre

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    réanimation par le bouche-à-bouche

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiederbeleben

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναζωογονώ/-ούμαι, δίνω νέα ζωή, ξαναφέρνω στη ζωή, νεκρανασταίνω/-ομαι, συνεφέρνω

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    τεχνητή αναπνοή

Italiano (Italian)
rianimare

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    respirazione bocca-a-bocca

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ressuscitar

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    respiração boca a boca

Русский (Russian)
привести в сознание, оживить

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    искусственное дыхание "рот в рот"

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - resucitar, volver a la vida, reanimar, hacer revivir
v. intr. - resucitar, revivir

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    respiración boca a boca

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återupplivande, återuppvaknande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
复活, 恢复, 复苏, 复兴, 苏醒

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    嘴对嘴人工呼吸法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 復活, 恢復, 復甦, 復興
v. intr. - 復活, 甦醒, 復興

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    嘴對嘴人工呼吸法

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 소생시키다, 의식을 회복시키다, 부활시키다
v. intr. - 소생하다, 의식을 회복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 蘇生させる, 生き返らせる, 復興する, 蘇生する, 復活させる

idioms:

• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation    人口呼吸

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحيي, ينعش, يعود إلى الوعي بعد إغماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החיה‬
v. intr. - ‮שב להכרה‬

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