emergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

massage - kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation

cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen