artificial respiration

artificial respiration (countable and uncountable, plural artificial respirations)

1. (medicine) The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.
   • 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 29:

     With a stride, the doctor reached the bed, and seizing her arms worked them energetically, applying what I knew to be artificial respiration. He issued a few short sharp orders to the servants.

• kiss of life
• mouth-to-mouth resuscitation