artificial respirationn.
/ˌɑːtᵻfɪʃl ˌrɛspᵻˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈɑrdəˌfɪʃ(ə)l ˌrɛspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ The forcing of air into and out of the lungs of a person who has stopped breathing; any of various procedures for achieving this, including mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-nose techniques, external compression of the chest or abdomen, and the use of mechanical devices. Also figurative.
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artificial respiration1788
positive pressure1885
respiratory therapy1964
ventilation1974
1778 Ann. Reg. 1777 111/2 He applied his mouth to that of the patient, and blew into it.., while, with his left hand, he rubb'd the abdomen; by these means producing a kind of artificial respiration.]
1788 C. Kite Ess. on Recovery of Apparently Dead 4 121 The only circumstance which I apprehend can guide us in our opinion, is by attending particularly to the effect of artificial respiration.
1852 New Orleans Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 9 209 One thing that saved the child's life—the Artificial Respiration.
1922 Man. Seamanship (H.M.S.O.) I. 371 To effect artificial respiration put yourself astride or on one side of the patient's body, in a kneeling position, facing his head.
1941 N. Coward Austral. Visited iv. 25 I was fortunate to be able to administer a little artificial respiration to the word:—‘Cavalcade’. Before I wrote the play of that name the word had fallen into disuse.
1979 J. Robinson in A. S. Eichner Guide Post-Keynesian Econ. p. xviii Innovations in technology and the creation of new commodities open up fresh investment opportunities, and artificial respiration is applied by massive budget deficits.
2007 Best Pract. & Res. Clin. Anaesthesiol. 21 67 Opioids are the drugs of choice..for concomitant medication in patients with long-term artificial respiration.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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