noun
Rescue breathing in which one uses one's mouth to cover the victim's mouth and deliver air. Also called mouth-to-mouth ventilation .
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural mouth-to-mouth resuscitations)
- A first aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
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mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Medical Definition
n.
Rescue breathing in which one uses one's mouth to cover the victim's mouth and deliver air. Also called mouth-to-mouth ventilation
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