assisted breathing
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Related to assisted breathing: mechanical ventilation, intermittent positive pressure ventilation
assisted breathing
Any technique that improves respiration. Such breathing includes the provision of supplemental oxygen, bag-valve-mask ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, and mouth-to-mouth ventilation.
See also: breathing
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