A emergency procedure designed to restore normal breathing and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen after cardiac arrest that includes the clearance of air passages to the lungs, mouth-to-mouth method of artificial respiration, and heart massage by the exertion of pressure on the chest

【医】心肺复苏术。在病患心脏停止跳动、没有脉搏的时候所实施的急救方法，以防止病患死亡或因脑部缺氧而脑死，包括清除呼吸道障碍物、口对口人工呼吸及藉由胸部压迫而对心脏按摩。