cardiopulmonary 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
resuscitation: the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
pitsaw: a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below