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artificial respiration

NOUN
rescue breathing
Synonyms
WEAK
kiss of life mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mouth-to-nose resuscitation

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Dr Abu Saada said the babies needed intensive care, life support equipment and artificial respiration.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

By the mid-1950s, however, artificial respiration was possible through the use of machines that filled the lungs with air, oxygenating the blood and thereby keeping the brain and heart working on.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2021

He was unconscious for nearly 30 minutes before a doctor revived him through artificial respiration, according to his 2016 autobiography, “A Great Honor.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2020

“I had a patient just now who needed artificial respiration, and I had none available,” Dr. Rodríguez said.

From New York Times • May 15, 2016

Laying her on her back again, he started artificial respiration.

From The Wilderness Trail by Williams, Frank