DEFINE: CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) consists of mouth-to-mouth
respiration and chest compression. CPR allows oxygenated blood to circulate to vital
organs such as the brain and heart. CPR can keep a person alive until more advanced
procedures (such as defibrillation - an electric shock to the chest) can treat the cardiac
arrest. CPR started by a bystander doubles the likelihood of survival for victims of
cardiac arrest.
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