CPR

しーぴーあーる

noun

CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

medicalaction

1. CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

An emergency procedure combining chest compressions and rescue breathing to maintain blood circulation and oxygen supply when someone's heart stops.

CPRを行(おこな)う。

I perform CPR.

CPRの講習(こうしゅう)を受(う)けた。

I took a CPR training course.

救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)が来(く)るまでCPRを続(つづ)けてください。

Please continue CPR until the ambulance arrives.

CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. In Japanese, it is also called 心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい)法(ほう).

Common collocations

CPRを行(おこな)う: to perform CPR
CPR講習(こうしゅう): CPR training
CPR資格(しかく): CPR certification

Japanese terminology

心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい)法(ほう): cardiopulmonary resuscitation
胸骨(きょうこつ)圧迫(あっぱく): chest compressions
人工(じんこう)呼吸(こきゅう): artificial respiration

Emergency context

Used together with AED (自動(じどう)体外式(たいがいしき)除細動器(じょさいどうき))
救命(きゅうめい)講習(こうしゅう): lifesaving course (offered by fire departments)

general

Added 2026.1.29 11:47 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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