A resuscitator is a device using positive pressure to inflate the lungs of an unconscious person who is not breathing, in order to keep them oxygenated and alive. There are three basic types: a manual version (also known as a bag valve mask) consisting of a mask and a large hand-squeezed plastic bulb using ambient air, or with supplemental oxygen ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resuscitator
An obsolete term for an apparatus that forces gas (usually O2) into lungs to produce artificial ventilation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
resuscitator 1. A breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration. 2. Something 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. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/483/3
noun a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974