artificial respiration
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Definition
Noun: * An emergency medical procedure: A method of manually or mechanically supporting or stimulating breathing when a person's natural respiration has stopped or is inadequate. It involves forcing air into and out of the lungs to maintain oxygen flow to the body's vital organs.
Usage
- "Artificial respiration" is an uncountable noun referring to the procedure itself.
- It is used in medical, first-aid, and emergency contexts.
- It is often a precursor to or a component of full cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Examples
- The lifeguard began artificial respiration immediately after pulling the drowning swimmer from the pool.
- First aid courses teach the proper techniques for administering artificial respiration.
- Before the invention of mechanical ventilators, manual artificial respiration was the only way to keep such patients alive.
Advanced Usage
- The term can encompass both early manual methods (like the mouth-to-mouth technique) and modern mechanical ventilation in a clinical setting, though in common first-aid parlance, it strongly implies manual rescue breathing.
Variants and Related Words
- Rescue breathing: A more modern term often used synonymously with the mouth-to-mouth component of artificial respiration.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): A broader emergency procedure that includes chest compressions and often artificial respiration.
- Ventilation (medical): The process of moving air in and out of the lungs, which can be natural or artificial.
Synonyms
- Rescue breathing
- Assisted ventilation
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (for the specific manual technique)
Related Phrases
- To administer/give artificial respiration: This is the standard verb collocation for performing the procedure.
- Paramedics were trained to administer artificial respiration at the scene.
Noun
- an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially