(medicine) A device, usually consisting of a facemask and tank, used to restore normal breathing to a person by forcing oxygen or an oxygen-rich mixture of gases into his or her lungs.
“To make sense of such resuscitations, London physician John Fothergill proposed that suspended animation was a curable form of death.”
“Dr. Finan and her investigators will be examining the impact of various forms of debriefing and their effectiveness as a learning tool during simulated neonatal resuscitations.”
“This was a great relief after seeing packed cubicles with cloth curtains separating neonatal resuscitations, ventilated babies and the septic areas.”