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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that combines chest compression often 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.
On this page: 1  Causes of cardiac arrest. 2  CPR can be life-saving first aid. 3  The basic steps of CPR. 4  CPR techniques for young children and infants. 5  What to do if the person recovers during CPR. 6  Stopping CPR. 7  Where to get help. 8  Things to remember.