respirator (redirected from cuirass respirator)

respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pi-ra?ter) ventilator (2).

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cuirass respirator  see under ventilator.

Drinker respirator  popularly, “iron lung”: an apparatus formerly in wide use for producing artificial respiration over long periods of time, consisting of a metal tank, enclosing the patient's body, with the head outside, and within which artificial respiration is maintained by alternating negative and positive pressure.

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res·pi·ra·tor (rsp-rtr)

n.

1. A device that supplies oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide for breathing, used especially in artificial respiration. Also called inhalator, ventilator.

2. A screenlike device worn over the mouth or nose or both to protect the respiratory tract.

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respirator (res´pirātur),

n an apparatus that qualifies the air breathed through it; a device for giving artificial respiration.

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respirator

a device for giving artificial respiration or to assist in pulmonary ventilation. See also ventilator.

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respirator shock

circulatory shock due to interference with the flow of blood through the great vessels and chambers of the heart, causing pooling of blood in the veins and the abdominal organs and a resultant vascular collapse. The condition sometimes occurs as a result of increased intrathoracic pressure in patients who are being maintained on a mechanical ventilator.

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respirator A device used to facilitate respiration. See BagEasy respirator, HEPA respirator.