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… options Choose to receive CPR or be put on a ventilator if your heart or breathing stops. Being put on a ventilator is sometimes referred to as "being … you will be connected to a machine called a ventilator or respirator. A tube is placed down …
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Indoor air quality: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) …
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Indoor air quality: Mould and other biological contaminants …
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… as: Injury to the lungs from the use of a ventilator . Many premature babies need this … have respiratory distress syndrome . But a ventilator's forced breathing and high oxygen … over the baby's head. A machine called a ventilator can give oxygen to babies who can't …
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Indoor air quality: Combustion by-products …
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… have an oxygen tube or a machine, called a ventilator, that moves air in and out of the … Other devices help your baby breathe. A ventilator is a machine that breathes for your … pressure (CPAP) machine may be used when a ventilator isn't needed. It gently pushes …