mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
noun/ˌmaʊθ tə ˌmaʊθ rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌmaʊθ tə ˌmaʊθ rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn/
(also mouth-to-mouth)
[uncountable]- the act of breathing into the mouth of an unconscious person in order to fill their lungs with air
- He pulled the boy from the river and gave him mouth-to-mouth.
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