Respiration, Artificial. Mechanical Ventilation . Artificial Respiration . Artificial Respirations . Mechanical Ventilations . Respirations, Artificial . Ventilations, Mechanical . Ventilation, Mechanical . Any method of artificial breathing that employs mechanical or non-mechanical means to force the air into and out of the lungs. Artificial respiration or ventilation is used in individuals who have stopped breathing or have RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY to increase their intake of oxygen (O2) and excretion of carbon dioxide (CO2). . 1.00
Respiration. Breathing . The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (= OXYGEN CONSUMPTION) or cell respiration (= CELL RESPIRATION). . 0.69
Respiratory Aspiration. Aspiration, Respiratory . Inhaling liquid or solids, such as stomach contents, into the RESPIRATORY TRACT. When this causes severe lung damage, it is called ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA. . 0.60
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation . Life Support, Basic Cardiac . Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation . Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation . Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitations . Resuscitation, Cardio-Pulmonary . Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary . Resuscitation, Mouth-to-Mouth . Resuscitations, Mouth-to-Mouth . Basic Cardiac Life Support . Code Blue . CPR 18363 . Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation . Basic Life Support . Life Support, Basic . The artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for HEART ARREST resulting from electric shock, DROWNING, respiratory arrest, or other causes. The two major components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation are artificial ventilation (RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL) and closed-chest CARDIAC MASSAGE. . 0.59
