resuscitator /re·sus·ci·ta·tor/ (-sus´ĭ-ta″tor) an apparatus for initiating respiration in persons whose breathing has stopped.
resuscitator
resuscitator (rēsus´itātur),
re·sus·ci·ta·tor (r -s s -t  t r)n. One that resuscitates, as an apparatus that forces oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the lungs of a person who has undergone partial asphyxiation. |
resuscitator
[risus′itā′tər]
an apparatus for pumping air into the lungs. It consists of a mask snugly applied over the mouth and nose, a reservoir for air, and a manually or electrically powered pump. Often oxygen may be added to the air in the reservoir. See also Ambu bag, bag-valve-mask resuscitator.
resuscitator (rēsus´itātur),
n an apparatus for initiating respiration in asphyxia.
resuscitator
an apparatus for initiating respiration in animals whose breathing has stopped.
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