Mechanical ventilation definitions

Mechanical ventilation

In medicine, mechanical ventilation is a method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing. This may involve a machine called a ventilator or the breathing may be assisted by a registered nurse, physician, respiratory therapist, paramedic, or other suitable person compressing a bag or set of bellows. Mechanical ventilation is termed ....
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Mechanical ventilation

Mechanical help with breathing, using an electrically powered device that ‘pushes` air into the airways/lungs during breathing in, and allows air to leave the lungs during breathing out. The air may be oxygen-enriched.
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Mechanical ventilation

Fans.
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mechanical ventilation

<anaesthetics> Mechanically assisted breathing using a electrically powered device that forces oxygenated air into the lungs and then allow time for passive exhalation of air. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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mechanical ventilation

ventilation accomplished by extrinsic means, usually distinguished as either negative pressure or positive pressure ventilation. See also spontaneous ventilation.
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mechanical ventilation

Type: Term Definitions: 1. any mechanically assisted breathing, employing either positive- or negative-pressure devices. Some positive-pressure devices require intubation of the trachea, others require only a mask applied to mouth or nose. For the past several decades, the standard way of ventilating a patient with respiratory failure mechanically ...
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Mechanical ventilation

Mechanical ventilation: Use of a machine called a ventilator or respirator to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere.
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mechanical ventilation

The use of a machine to help a person with breathing when they are unable to breathe effectively on their own.
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Mechanical Ventilation

The use of mechanical ventilation fans to pull air through the animal building.
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Mechanical Ventilation

The use of mechanical ventilation fans to pull air through the animal building.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22549

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