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CPR

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002120

An emergency procedure used to restart a person’s heartbeat and breathing after one or both have stopped. It involves giving strong, rapid pushes to the chest to keep blood moving through the body. Usually, it also involves blowing air into the person’s mouth to help with breathing and send oxygen to the lungs. Also called cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002120
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionscardiopulmonary resuscitation
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002120",
  "term": "CPR",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An emergency procedure used to restart a person’s heartbeat and breathing after one or both have stopped. It involves giving strong, rapid pushes to the chest to keep blood moving through the body. Usually, it also involves blowing air into the person’s mouth to help with breathing and send oxygen to the lungs. Also called cardiopulmonary resuscitation.",
  "expansions": [
    "cardiopulmonary resuscitation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cpr/"
}

Record 5,405 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.