resuscitator

Emergency oxygen device

A resuscitator is a device used to restore breathing in someone who has stopped or is struggling to breathe.

The term covers various equipment, from simple bag-valve masks squeezed by hand to more complex mechanical ventilators: The paramedic grabbed the resuscitator from the ambulance.

Less commonly, resuscitator refers to a person who performs resuscitation.

procedure

CPR

Emergency revival technique

tracheostomy · defibrillation · mouth-to-mouth · Heimlich

device

ventilator

Mechanical breathing apparatus

aspirator · nasopharyngeal

responder

paramedic

Prehospital emergency caregiver

nurse · bystander · rescuer

emergency

asphyxia

Oxygen starvation condition

choking · trauma · collapse · unresponsive · pulseless · apnea · hypoxia · ROSC · flatline · asystole

revival

restore

Return to earlier state

survival · awakening

Categories
Opposites
life-preserving vs life-ending function

resuscitatorkiller

One who causes death

executioner · asphyxiator · murder weapon · assassin · murderer

revival vs termination action

resuscitatordeath-bringer

One who causes demise

terminator · DNR · death with dignity · hospice care

revival vs termination of vital functions

resuscitatorasphyxiator

One who suffocates

strangler · smotherer · choker

Phrases
Family

resuscitate, resuscitation, resuscitated, resuscitating, resuscitates, resuscitative, resuscitators, resuscitations

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
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