RESUSCITATOR

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This term is usually applied to an apparatus for emergency ventilation of the lungs, and may also be called a respirator. It normally refers to a self-inflating air bag, valves and a face mask, perhaps with provision for an oxygen supply. Examples are the Ambu, Air Viva, Cardiff inflating bellows, Oxford inflating bellows and the Samson infant resuscitator.

A defibrillator may also sometimes be called a resuscitator.