Ventilator/Ventilator Support - What to Expect Before You’re Put on a Ventilator
Ventilators are machines that blow air—or air with extra oxygen—into your airways and your lungs. Your airways are pipes that carry oxygen-rich air to your lungs when you breathe in. They also carry carbon dioxide (a waste gas) out of your lungs when you breathe out.
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- SourceUrl: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/subscribe/88737
- Syndication ID: 19087
- Language: English
- Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Date Syndication Captured: Wednesday, July 01, 2020 at 05:23 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Thursday, July 09, 2026 at 05:30 AM
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