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Patients in a coma or with serious heart or nerve involvement may need a ventilator to help them breathe.
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| ventilator |
A machine often called a respirator that is designed to assist or takeover breathing for a patient. The ventilator has many different settings or capabilities also called modes to assist patients in the way that is most effective for them. Ventilators come equipped with noisy alarms to alert the medical staff to potential problems.
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| ventilator |
Device installed on the roof for the purpose of ventilating the interior of the building.
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| ventilator |
a machine that mechanically assists patients to breathe (sometimes referred to as artificial respiration).
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| ventilator |
A device to assist or control ventilation in a patient who is unable to maintain their ventilation spontaneously.
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