mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

n.

A technique used to resuscitate a person who has stopped breathing, in which the rescuer presses his or her mouth against that of the victim and, allowing for passive exhalation, forces air into the lungs every few seconds. Also called mouth-to-mouth respiration.

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mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,

a procedure in artificial resuscitation, performed most often with cardiac massage. The victim's nose is sealed by pinching the nostrils closed, the head is extended, and air is breathed by the rescuer through the mouth into the lungs. See also cardiopulmonary resuscitation.