ventilator

Example Sentences

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Li, who suffers from a genetic degenerative condition that progressively weakens muscles, relies on a ventilator permanently connected to his windpipe to breathe, but grows celery with the help of his 62-year-old mother.

From Barron's

The boy suffered cardiac arrest when he was being transferred on the anaesthesiologist's shoulder, disconnected from the ventilator, she told local TVC television channel.

From Barron's

I have to use a ventilator overnight, when my breathing is more shallow than during the day.

From BBC

“However, despite the media attention, it is still in the range that one would expect with a moderate to severe flu season; there is not pressure on hospital beds, ICU beds or ventilators.”

From Salon

Emily Walls, 18, developed septicaemia and was on a ventilator after getting chickenpox more than 15 years ago.

From BBC