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In [[2008]] [[Martha Jones]] performed CPR to revive the [[Tenth Doctor]] from hypervolemic shock when the [[Plasmavore]] drank his blood. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | In [[2008]] [[Martha Jones]] performed CPR to revive the [[Tenth Doctor]] from hypervolemic shock when the [[Plasmavore]] drank his blood. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
In [[2009]], when [[Henry Parker]] was dying of a [[heart attack]], [[Owen Harper]] attempted to perform CPR on him, before realising that he wasn't capable as he lacked a [[respiratory system]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'') | In [[2009]], when [[Henry Parker]] was dying of a [[heart attack]], [[Owen Harper]] attempted to perform CPR on him, before realising that he wasn't capable as he lacked a [[respiratory system]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]'', ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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CPR, or Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation[source needed], known colloquially as "the Kiss of Life," was a medical technique used on humans. It also worked on Time Lords. (TV: Smith and Jones)
In 1699, Amy Pond used CPR to revive Rory Williams from near drowning, the effects of which he began to suffer after she released him from the medical care of the Siren. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)
In 2008 Martha Jones performed CPR to revive the Tenth Doctor from hypervolemic shock when the Plasmavore drank his blood. (TV: Smith and Jones)
In 2009, when Henry Parker was dying of a heart attack, Owen Harper attempted to perform CPR on him, before realising that he wasn't capable as he lacked a respiratory system. (TV: A Day in the Death, Dead Man Walking)
Behind the scenes
In the real world, a provider of CPR uses chest compression and rescue breathing to continue blood flow, which provides oxygen to body tissues even if the heart and lungs have stopped. This allows time for advanced medical treatment.
Events in the DWU seems to imply that CPR is restorative. However, in the real world, this is a last chance technique. Further medical attention is required and, even then, it is frequently unsuccessful.
