oxygen tent
noun
: a canopy which can be placed over a bedridden person and within which a flow of oxygen can be maintained
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He was quickly driven to Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, where he was placed in an oxygen tent.
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Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Then more cryotherapy at home, sauna, an hour in the oxygen tent.
—Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
He was put in an oxygen tent, sharing a bed with another child who died.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
Administer supplemental oxygen if ordered by the healthcare provider: This can be given through a mask, nasal prongs, or an oxygen tent.
—Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
Petey ended up spending several days in an animal ICU, part of that time in an oxygen tent.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
Some children may need to use an oxygen tent.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Oct. 2022
Like asthma, hospitalized, oxygen tent, pneumonia, inhaler allergic?
—Maria Lopez, cleveland, 29 July 2021
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Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Then more cryotherapy at home, sauna, an hour in the oxygen tent.
—Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
He was put in an oxygen tent, sharing a bed with another child who died.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
Administer supplemental oxygen if ordered by the healthcare provider: This can be given through a mask, nasal prongs, or an oxygen tent.
—Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
Petey ended up spending several days in an animal ICU, part of that time in an oxygen tent.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
Some children may need to use an oxygen tent.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Oct. 2022
Like asthma, hospitalized, oxygen tent, pneumonia, inhaler allergic?
—Maria Lopez, cleveland, 29 July 2021
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“Oxygen tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20tent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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