- C - Cardio
- P - Pulmonary
- R - Resuscitation.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.
The full form of CPR is the Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.