respirator
Example Sentences
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Health Canada recommends detailed screening and assessment protocols along with extensive protective equipment, including a fit-tested N95 respirator, face shield, gloves, and fluid-impermeable clothing.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
Li suffers from an incurable genetic disease that progressively weakens hismuscles, and he relies on an artificial respirator to survive.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
As a multisystemic vascular disease primarily transmitted through the respiratory system, masks — especially N95-style respirator masks, which use clever physics to filter particles as tiny as viruses — effectively prevent most transmission.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024
“Tight-fitting respirator masks are legally required under workplace safety laws for certain functions in state prison operations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Dan Dalgard, wearing a respirator and a jumpsuit, selected four sick monkeys for sacrifice, the ones he thought looked the sickest.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
