resuscitation

/rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of bringing someone back to consciousness or life, especially by medical procedures like CPR.
    • The hospital's emergency team rushed to the scene for resuscitation.
    • The lifeguard performed resuscitation on the swimmer who had stopped breathing.
    • Every nurse is trained in basic resuscitation techniques.
  2. A figurative revival or restoration of something that was inactive or declining.
    • Her speech caused a resuscitation of interest in the old tradition.
    • The economic plan aimed at the resuscitation of the local manufacturing sector.
    • The new funding led to the resuscitation of the struggling theater company.
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