mouth-to-mouth

adjective

ˈmau̇th-tü-ˈmau̇th 

: of, relating to, or being a method of artificial respiration in which the rescuer's mouth is placed tightly over the victim's mouth in order to force air into the victim's lungs by blowing forcefully enough every few seconds to inflate them

Examples of mouth-to-mouth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perform chest compressions or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to maintain blood flow and breathing until medical attention arrives.2 Injury to the larynx may occur as a result of asphyxiation. —Korin Miller, Health, 10 May 2024

Unlike similar efforts in the past, the training wasn’t centered around chest compressions or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation but on how to save someone from an opioid overdose. —Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024

No one knows for sure when humans first figured out that mouth-to-mouth contact could be used for romance and erotic pleasure, but scientists reported in May 2023 that people were locking lips at least 4,500 years ago. —Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024

One night over dinner in 2022, the couple discussed — as scientists in love do — a new genetic study that linked modern herpes variants to mouth-to-mouth kissing in the Bronze Age, roughly 3300 B.C. to 1200 B.C. —Franz Lidz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024

Multiple team members took turns providing CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before EMS and fire department personnel arrived. —Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024

The simplest method is mouth-to-mouth breathing, but the Homeless Health Care teams use masks hooked up to oxygen cylinders, a tool more commonly seen on ambulances and in hospitals. —Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023

Without proper positioning, mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths can be sent into the stomach instead of the lungs, for example. —Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023

Chest compressions and a few attempts by Georgia at mouth-to-mouth kept Mills’ blood moving for the five minutes that passed before emergency medical personnel arrived. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mouth-to-mouth

adjective

ˌmau̇th-tə-ˌmau̇th

: of, relating to, or being a method of artificial respiration in which the rescuer's mouth is placed tightly over the victim's mouth in order to force air into the lungs by blowing hard enough every few seconds to inflate them

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Medical Definition

mouth-to-mouth

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a method of artificial respiration in which the rescuer's mouth is placed tightly over the victim's mouth in order to force air into the victim's lungs by blowing forcefully enough every few seconds to inflate them

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation