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ventilator

noun as in chimney

noun as in vent

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They may require oxygen or intravenous fluid or even be put on a ventilator to help them breathe, according to the CDC.

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The Colombian survivor arrived in his homeland "with a traumatic brain injury, sedated, medicated, and breathing with the help of a ventilator", according to Colombia's interior minister.

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Like the boy she watched suffocate because the hospital didn’t have enough ventilators.

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One of the trialled drugs caused her to stop breathing, and she had be put on a ventilator.

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Yusuf's family called on the trust to ensure families were told that when their children were on a ventilator they may still be able to hear them, and should be encouraged to interact with them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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