WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cardiac resuscitation
    n 1: an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac
         massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for
         a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped
         breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and
         prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn:
         cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac
         resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of
         life]