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

“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

How to control hemorrhage and do artificial respiration will be described in the chapter on emergencies.

From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by Granger, William D.