How to Use cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a Sentence

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

noun
  • First responders were able to get the driver out of the seat and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Many are likely aware of CPR, short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and have at least a rough idea of how to perform it.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Video also showed paramedics and a nurse’s aide performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    — Sam Roe, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2018
  • Within a minute, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was begun on the man who was struck, Satterwhite said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Davis said he is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and tried to give the man CPR, but was unable to save him.
    — al, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Flight attendants are trained to provide onboard first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    — Christine Chung, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • She is retired from working with an ambulance service, as well as teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid classes.
    — Michelle Brooks, ajc, 15 Feb. 2021
  • These tragedies crystallized for Bryant how many people don’t know cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other first-aid methods.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Take a class on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and choking first aid for children.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 23 Nov. 2016
  • Sanchez said a registered nurse attending the concert performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him and helped get him to an ambulance.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2021
  • According to The Guardian, the study looked at global manikin models that had been made for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The management teams at the stores and distribution centers were trained to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    — Steve Jagler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2017
  • While on the field, he was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation as his teammates formed a human wall around him, shielding the lifesaving activity from tv cameras.
    — Jeremy Redmon, ajc, 3 Jan. 2023
  • According to Reuters, the soccer player could not be revived after police tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Red Cross training courses teach prospective lifeguards about water rescues, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • At the time, about 70 percent of Seattle’s residents were trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
  • In both incidents, the victims were overtaken by the strong surf and died after cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But with the advent of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), people are returning, at least from the borders of that country, with tales to tell.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Ron Mullins has seen what can happen when a person who could help does not know what to do, properly provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation-known as CPR.
    — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The officers roll Gonzalez over and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation but he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
    — Juliet Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
  • When Gonzalez stopped breathing, the officers rolled him over onto his back and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2021
  • These procedures include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or inserting a tube through the mouth and into the airway so that a patient can receive help breathing from a ventilator.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The officers roll Gonzalez over and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The other important thing to do is begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR as soon as possible.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2023
  • While heading to the hospital in Durango, Cabral said Jason’s heart stopped beating, but cardiopulmonary resuscitation brought him back to life.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Officers responding to a 911 call found the boy, provided aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, police said.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 13 Aug. 2020
  • In addition to the course requirements for operators, the new law also requires operators to complete a course in first aid that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 June 2018
  • Croissant immediately called for back-up and started to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the man.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • After recovering the victims, the pilot left the cockpit to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the husband.
    — Staff, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2022
  • After falling ill, two fellow travelers — a nurse and EMT — performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him, witnesses said.
    — NBC News, 22 Dec. 2020

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