A<unk>  may be defined as an automatic machine designed to mechanically move breatheable air into and out of the lungs, to provide respiration for a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.<unk> s are chiefly used in intensive care medicine, home care, and emergency medicine (as standalone units) and in anesthesia (as a component of an anesthesia machine).
Medical ventilator
Respiratory therapy
Artificial respiration
Mechanical ventilation
Oxygen concentrator
Asthma spacer
High frequency ventilation
Airway management