pulmotor
noun
pul·mo·tor
ˈpu̇l-ˌmō-tər 
ˈpəl-
: a respiratory apparatus for pumping oxygen or air into and out of the lungs (as of an asphyxiated person)
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Risks Life in Surf The pulmotor at the beach was put in use and a telephone call rushed out a lung motor from police headquarters at San Diego.
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Coffin recovered the body in about 15 minutes, but artificial respiration administered by a Lowell pulmotor squad failed to revive the lad, who was spending the day at the lake with his mother.
—Post-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2017
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sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018
Coffin recovered the body in about 15 minutes, but artificial respiration administered by a Lowell pulmotor squad failed to revive the lad, who was spending the day at the lake with his mother.
—Post-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2017
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pulmotor
noun
pul·mo·tor
ˈpu̇l-ˌmōt-ər, ˈpəl-
: a respiratory apparatus for pumping oxygen or air into and out of the lungs (as of an asphyxiated person)
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