1. same as ventilator the patient was put on a respirator the patient was attached to a machine which forced him to breathe 2. a mask worn to prevent someone breathing harmful gas or fumes
An apparatus to administer artificial respiration (used when a patient cannot breathe
The ratio of the amount of carbon dioxide taken into the alveoli of the lungs from the blood to the amount of oxygen which the alveoli take from the air. abbr rq
