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kiss of life
kiss of lifen. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.kiss of life n 1. (Medicine) mouth-to mouth or mouth-to-nose resuscitation in which a person blows gently into the mouth or nose of an unconscious person, allowing the lungs to deflate after each blow 2. something that revitalizes or reinvigorates Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  kiss of life - 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 oxygencardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, mouth-to-mouth resuscitationemergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)cardiac massage, heart massage - an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrestartificial respiration - an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificiallyresuscitation - the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration" |
Translationskiss (kis) verb to touch with the lips as a sign of affection. She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing. 親吻 吻 noun an act of kissing. He gave her a kiss. 吻 吻kiss of life a mouth-to-mouth method of restoring breathing. 口對口人工呼吸 口对口的人工呼吸法kiss of life
the kiss of lifeArtificial respiration, that is, the blowing into the mouth of a person who has stopped breathing so as to force air in and out of their lungs. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I was a lifeguard at the local pool for five years, but I've only had to give the kiss of life to someone once.See also: kiss, life, ofkiss of life 1 mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 2 an action or event that revives a failing enterprise. 2 1997 Anthony Barnett This Time She gave a decrepit institution the kiss of life, when she became its adversary. See also: kiss, life, ofkiss of life
kiss of life the mouth-to mouth or mouth-to-nose resuscitation in which a person blows gently into the mouth or nose of an unconscious person, allowing the lungs to deflate after each blow kiss of life
kiss of lifen. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.A popular term for either mouth-to mouth or mouth-to-nose resuscitation in which a person blows gently into the mouth or nose of an unconscious person, metaphorically kissing them to lifekiss of life Mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose artificial respiration.See KDDI Ocean Link
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Synonyms for kiss of lifenoun an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respirationSynonyms- cardiac resuscitation
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- CPR
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Related Words- emergency procedure
- cardiac massage
- heart massage
- artificial respiration
- resuscitation
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