respirator
(res′pĭ-rāt″ŏr)
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[L. respirare, to breathe]
1. A mask used to protect the user from a dusty, infectious, toxic, or hypoxic atmosphere.
2. A machine used to assist ventilation and/or oxygenation.
Rate of Respiration (breaths/min)
Premature infant | 40-90 |
Newborn | 30-60 |
1st yr | 20-40 |
2nd yr | 20-30 |
5th yr | 20-25 |
15th yr | 15-20 |
Adult | 8-20 |
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Respirator." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740307/4/respirator.
Respirator. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740307/4/respirator. Accessed December 8, 2024.
Respirator. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740307/4/respirator
Respirator [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740307/4/respirator.
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