oxygen mask

Aviator's air supply

An oxygen mask is a device worn over the nose and mouth to deliver supplemental oxygen, used in medical emergencies, at high altitudes, or when air quality is compromised.

Aircraft carry oxygen masks that drop from overhead compartments if cabin pressure falls: The flight attendant demonstrated how to secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.

medical

ventilator

Mechanical breathing apparatus

hospital · surgery · patient · nebulizer · inhalation · operating room · ICU · anesthetist · sedation · recovery

aviation

cabin

Simple wooden dwelling

pressurization · depressurization · descent · passenger · pilot · cockpit · turbulence · drop-down · overhead · inflate

respiratory

breathing

Pulmonary gas exchange

lungs · pulmonary · airflow · ventilation · bronchial · alveoli · trachea · asthma · COPD · dyspnea

emergency

evacuation

Removal from danger

first responders · paramedic · ambulance · CPR · crisis · hazmat · carbon monoxide · survival · disaster · triage

Categories
Opposites
respiratory support vs. respiratory obstruction

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Face-worn air filter

chokehold · strangulation · gag · smothering · airway obstruction

life-saving intervention vs. life-threatening action

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Harmful inhaled chemical weapon

carbon monoxide · lethal injection · asphyxiation · suffocation · drowning

oxygen supplementation vs. oxygen removal

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Absence of matter

airlock · decompression

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G