resuscitation
noun
re·sus·ci·ta·tion
ri-ˌsə-sə-ˈtā-shən 
ˌrē-
plural resuscitations
: an act or process of resuscitating someone or something:
a
medical
: the act or an instance of reviving someone from apparent death or from unconsciousness
The EMS response times were generally fast in both groups, but successful prehospital resuscitations were not associated with significantly shorter response times than those reported in cases of refractory cardiac arrest.—
Arthur L. Kellermann et al.
Arthur L. Kellermann et al.… resuscitation techniques differ from other procedures in medicine in that they are usually performed only in critical situations, and thus the opportunities to learn and practice them are inherently limited.—Jeffrey P. Burns et al.
see also cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Jeffrey P. Burns et al.
b
: the act or an instance of restoring someone or something to an active or flourishing state
Punk may not be dead, but it certainly could use some resuscitation. And that's where Anthrax comes in.—Craig Tomashoff
Craig TomashoffHis resuscitation is evident in the 1982 reissue of his autobiography, "An Artist in America."—Grace Glueck
Grace GlueckExamples of resuscitation in a Sentence
the actor's appearance in a hit movie has led to the resuscitation of a career that had been on life support
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Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
There are two infant resuscitation rooms for the most critical babies.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
While speaking to detectives, Murray claimed to have immediately began CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while calling Jackson’s assistant to summon the security team — although it was later revealed that the call went to voicemail.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 June 2025
Officials said he was found semiconscious on the River Trail on June 30 but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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resuscitation
noun
re·sus·ci·ta·tion
ri-ˌsəs-ə-ˈtā-shən, rē-
: an act of resuscitating or the state of being resuscitated
resuscitation by means of artificial respiration or cardiac massage
see cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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