kiss of life

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kiss of life - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kiss of life
      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
           ]