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Ambu, n. Med.|ˈæmbuː, ˈæmbjuː|
Also ambu.
[Sortened form of ambulance n. or Da. ambulance.]
A proprietary name for a type of resuscitator consisting of a face mask connected by a valve to a self-inflating bag, which, when squeezed, inflates the patient's lungs with air or oxygen. Usu. attrib. in Ambu bag.
1959Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Apr. 426/2 Ambu... Medical apparatus and instruments; air-pumps for use in the resuscitation of persons suffering from asphyxiation. 1960Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 12 July tm71/1 Ambu... For lifesaving apparatus and instruments—namely, respirators for artificial breathing, pressure or suction pumps especially for medical purposes. 1968New England Jrnl. Med. 22 Feb. 456/1 Surely, the physician to whom the book is directed would do better in most circumstances with instruction in closed-chest massage and in positive-pressure respiration either mouth-to-mouth or with an Ambu bag. 1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 934/2 An ambulanceman appears. He has an airway, an Ambubag, and a two-man lifting chair. 1991Paris Rev. Fall 39 The ambulance crew waits, their equipment useless, their ambubags and cardiopulmonary cases still scattered over the gravelly grass. |