ventilator

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He said they then visited a short time later and were surprised to see their baby on a ventilator.

From BBC

“It will be on a case-by-case basis, and for health and safety of the athletes,” Michaud said, adding that ventilators vaporizing water droplets could be installed instead of traditional air conditioning nits.

From Seattle Times

Last year, he was hospitalized for nearly four months with COVID-19, including spending time on a ventilator, according to the department’s Facebook page.

From Seattle Times

Sicker patients needed more frequent and longer use of medical devices, such as catheters and ventilators, that break the body’s natural protective barrier — the skin — and so increase infection risk.

From Washington Post

Patients were evacuated from nearby rooms, which Young described as “a logistical nightmare” since most of the patients on the 11th floor were on ventilators.

From Seattle Times