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

1. an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially