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compressions
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1
the
act
of
pressing
against the
chest
of a person whose heart has
stopped
in
order
to make it start working again:
Examples:
The
paramedic
gave the
patient
30
seconds
of
chest
compressions.
When she could not find a
pulse
, she
began
chest
compression
.
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