artificial respiration

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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

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

At this stage, the emphasis is on performing high-quality chest compressions, rather than providing artificial respiration.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In cases of apparent death from hanging or strangling, the knot should be untied or cut immediately; then use artificial respiration, or breathing, as directed in apparent death from drowning.

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