Resuscitator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Resuscitator \Re*sus"ci*ta`tor\, n. [L.]
     1. One who, or that which, resuscitates.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Specifically: (Med.) A device which is used to force
        oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and other gases into the


        lungs of patients who are suffering from asphyxiation, to
        revive the patient and induce resumption of respiration.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  resuscitator
       n : a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing
           oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone
           asphyxia or arrest of respiration