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pulmotor|ˈpʌlməʊtə(r)|
[f. pulmo- + L. mōtor that which moves.]
An apparatus for automatically forcing air or oxygen into and out of the lungs when breathing has ceased or is weak. Also attrib. and fig.
Formerly a proprietary name in the U.S.
1912J. W. Paul Use & Care Mine-Rescue Breathing Apparatus (U.S. Bureau Mines: Miners' Circular No. 4) (rev. ed.) 25 The pulmotor is intended for use in the resuscitation of persons who have partly or wholly ceased to breathe as a result of inhaling irrespirable gases, of an electric shock, or of drowning. 1913Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 24 June 1052/1 Dragerwerk..Lubeck, Germany..Pulmotor... Mechanical respiratory apparatus and devices for administering oxygen. Claims use since February, 1909. 1928Daily Express 31 Dec. 12/4, I grabbed up my bag and the pulmotor, and was over here in a jiffy. 1940Economist 6 Apr. 618/2 The third view is almost..entirely mechanistic. It belongs in the pulmotor school of economics. 1951W. Kees in Furioso Summer 35 Another fat woman In a dull green bathing suit Dives into the water and dies. The pulmotors glisten. 1974S. Sheldon Other Side of Midnight vii. 180 She debated whether to stay in bed or call a pulmotor squad. |