artificial respiration

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There is no treatment; doctors can offer only supportive care, such as hydration, artificial respiration or dialysis.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

“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

He suffered the heart attack while in an ambulance, before being transferred by helicopter to hospital, where he was put on artificial respiration and fell into a coma.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2016

He removed a blood clot from the wound and, straddling the president’s body, began to administer a crude form of artificial respiration, which he said revived Lincoln.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2015

To recover such persons, resort to artificial respiration.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin