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

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artificial respiration

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 ● Apr. 26, 2021

“I had a patient just now who needed artificial respiration, and I had none available,” Dr. Rodríguez said.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2016

He suffered the heart attack while in an ambulance, before being transferred by helicopter to hospital, where he was put on artificial respiration and fell into a coma.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2016

He removed a blood clot from the wound and, straddling the president’s body, began to administer a crude form of artificial respiration, which he said revived Lincoln.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2015

Deep-seated adhesions would form and shut out the lungs securely, and thus probably obviate the necessity for artificial respiration.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 by Various