artificial respiration

American  

noun

1. the stimulation of natural respiratory functions in persons whose breathing has failed or in newborn infants by artificially forcing air into and out of the lungs.

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artificial respiration British  

noun

1. any of various methods of restarting breathing after it has stopped, by manual rhythmic pressure on the chest, mouth-to-mouth breathing, etc

2. any method of maintaining respiration artificially, as by use of an iron lung

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Etymology

Origin of artificial respiration

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

By the mid-1950s, however, artificial respiration was possible through the use of machines that filled the lungs with air, oxygenating the blood and thereby keeping the brain and heart working on.

From Salon

He was unconscious for nearly 30 minutes before a doctor revived him through artificial respiration, according to his 2016 autobiography, “A Great Honor.”

From Washington Post

“We saw about a 35 percent better survival in the patients who benefited most from the treatment, which were patients under 80 who were not on artificial respiration,” Azar said.

From Washington Post

Hoylaerts reportedly told doctors: "I don't want to use artificial respiration. Save it for younger patients. I already had a good life."

From Fox News

“If you have to manage people under artificial respiration you have to be watching them constantly, you can’t look after the new cases that come in.”

From Reuters