Word
resuscitation
Phoneticsre·sus·ci·ta·tion
US/ɹɪˌsəsɪˈteɪʃən/
UK/ɹɪsˌʌsɪtˈeɪʃən/
Definition
n. the process of bringing someone back to life after they have stopped breathing or their heart has stopped. It is usually done by a doctor or a trained nurse.
n. the restoration of life or consciousness to a person who has suffered cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Often refers to the medical procedure involving artificial ventilation and chest compressions.
Examples
“The doctor performed emergency resuscitation on the patient.”
“After the accident, the paramedics arrived quickly and began resuscitation to stabilize the victim's breathing.”
“Advances in medical technology have significantly improved the success rates of resuscitation, allowing many patients to recover fully from what were once considered fatal conditions.”
Examples
simple
“The doctor performed emergency resuscitation on the patient.”
contextual
“After the accident, the paramedics arrived quickly and began resuscitation to stabilize the victim's breathing.”
complex
“Advances in medical technology have significantly improved the success rates of resuscitation, allowing many patients to recover fully from what were once considered fatal conditions.”
Real-World Examples
“The coroner's office said emergency responders had "initiated advanced cardiac life support measures; however, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful".” “Panettiere placed the 911 call."
In a separate statement, the coroner said "advanced cardiac life support measures" were initiated, "however, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the individual was pronounced deceased at 2:32 PM".” Etymology
From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
englishreference.com/q/resuscitation