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artificial respiration
(Encyclopedia) artificial respiration, any measure that causes air to flow in and out of a person's lungs when natural breathing is inadequate or ceases, as in respiratory paralysis, drowning,…cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(Encyclopedia) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency procedure used to treat victims of cardiac and respiratory arrest. CPR can be done in a hospital with drugs and special equipment or as a…Hall, Marshall
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Marshall, 1790–1857, English physician and physiologist, M.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1812. He practiced medicine in Nottingham and in London. He opposed bloodletting and devised a…iron lung
(Encyclopedia) iron lung, device used to maintain artificial respiration over an extended period of time. Before the successful vaccination program against poliomyelitis, it was used mostly in…respiration
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Respiratory system respiration, process by which an organism exchanges gases with its environment. The term now refers to the overall process by which oxygen is abstracted from…asphyxia
(Encyclopedia) asphyxiaasphyxiaăsfĭkˈsēə [key], deficiency of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood and body tissues. Asphyxia, often referred to as suffocation, usually results from an…strychnine
(Encyclopedia) strychninestrychninestrĭkˈnĭn [key], bitter alkaloid drug derived from the seeds of a tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, native to Sri Lanka, Australia, and India. It has been used as a rat…A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Director/Writer:Steven SpielbergWarner Bros. and DreamWorks; PG-13; 140 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor Don't take the young kids to see the Steven…The Devil's Dictionary: Respirator
by Ambrose Bierce RESPECTABILITYRESPITERESPIRATOR -n. An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the…first aid
(Encyclopedia) first aid, immediate and temporary treatment of a victim of sudden illness or injury while awaiting the arrival of medical aid. Proper early measures may be instrumental in saving life…Trending
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