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Kiss of life   /kɪs əv laɪf/   Listen
Kiss of life

noun
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.  Synonyms: cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.






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"Kiss of life" Quotes from Famous Books



... God! You are face to face with Him, standing like a cold statue upon the pedestal of will. The rain from heaven no longer refreshes you, it undermines and weakens you. The passing wind no longer gives you the kiss of life, its benediction on all that lives and breathes; it buffets you and makes you stagger. Every woman who kisses you takes from you a spark of life and gives you none in return; you exhaust yourself on phantoms; wherever falls a drop of your sweat there ...
— Child of a Century, Complete • Alfred de Musset



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