pulmotor

noun

pul·mo·tor | \ ˈpu̇l-ˌmō-tər

, ˈpəl-\

Definition of pulmotor

: a respiratory apparatus for pumping oxygen or air into and out of the lungs (as of an asphyxiated person)

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Risks Life in Surf The pulmotor at the beach was put in use and a telephone call rushed out a lung motor from police headquarters at San Diego. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "May 6, 1918: 13 drown at Ocean Beach," 6 May 2018 Coffin recovered the body in about 15 minutes, but artificial respiration administered by a Lowell pulmotor squad failed to revive the lad, who was spending the day at the lake with his mother. — Post-Tribune, "Lake County Star almanac," 9 Oct. 2017

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pulmotor

noun

pul·mo·tor | \ ˈpu̇l-ˌmōt-ər, ˈpəl-

Medical Definition of pulmotor

: a respiratory apparatus for pumping oxygen or air into and out of the lungs (as of an asphyxiated person)

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