artificial respiration
noun
variants
or artificial ventilation
: the rhythmic forcing of air into and out of the lungs of a person whose breathing has stopped, is failing, or is inadequate compare mechanical ventilation
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Because there’s no antidote to TTX, the necessary medical treatment includes artificial respiration and breathing support, until the poison leaves the system.
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
The officials say the neonatal unit of the city’s largest hospital is now carrying out artificial respiration, according to CNN.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
Doctors concluded Archie was brain-stem dead soon after the accident and sought to end the long list of treatments that kept him alive, including artificial respiration, medication to regulate his bodily functions and round-the-clock nursing care.
—Danica Kirka, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022
Tobin also said the high blood level of carbon dioxide measured in the emergency room can be explained by Floyd not breathing for nearly 10 minutes before paramedics began artificial respiration, as opposed to his breathing being suppressed by fentanyl.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2021
Tobin also said the high blood level of carbon dioxide measured in the hospital emergency room can be explained by the fact that Floyd was not breathing for nearly 10 minutes before paramedics began artificial respiration, as opposed to his breathing being suppressed by fentanyl.
—Amy Forliti, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
The hospitals held an emergency meeting to identify any personnel or patients who had been in touch with the man, who was put on artificial respiration and has a severe case of the virus, Yazdanpanah said.
—Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
The officials say the neonatal unit of the city’s largest hospital is now carrying out artificial respiration, according to CNN.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
Doctors concluded Archie was brain-stem dead soon after the accident and sought to end the long list of treatments that kept him alive, including artificial respiration, medication to regulate his bodily functions and round-the-clock nursing care.
—Danica Kirka, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022
Tobin also said the high blood level of carbon dioxide measured in the emergency room can be explained by Floyd not breathing for nearly 10 minutes before paramedics began artificial respiration, as opposed to his breathing being suppressed by fentanyl.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2021
Tobin also said the high blood level of carbon dioxide measured in the hospital emergency room can be explained by the fact that Floyd was not breathing for nearly 10 minutes before paramedics began artificial respiration, as opposed to his breathing being suppressed by fentanyl.
—Amy Forliti, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
The hospitals held an emergency meeting to identify any personnel or patients who had been in touch with the man, who was put on artificial respiration and has a severe case of the virus, Yazdanpanah said.
—Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
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