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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

process, procedure go
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

emergency procedure
(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

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cardiac massage, heart massage go
an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
artificial respiration go
an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, cardiac resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, kiss of life go
an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration
Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvere go
an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea