ventilator
noun
Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.
Examples of ventilator in a Sentence
Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
He was taken to Aarhus University Hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator and subsequently diagnosed with an acute brain illness.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The infant was taken in a police cruiser to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition and placed on a ventilator, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
States called for additional ventilators, masks and other equipment to treat the increasing number of cases.
—Bret Baier, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Ventilator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventilator. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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ventilator
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ventilator
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Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.
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