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Respirator
Respirator Res"pi*ra`tor (r?s"p?*r?`t?r), n. [Cf. F.
respirateur.]
A divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to
prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or
smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air
passing through it, and may also be used for the inhalation
of medicated vapors.
Meaning of Respirator from wikipedia
- A
respirator is a
device designed to
protect the
wearer from
inhaling hazardous atmospheres including fumes, vapours,
gases and
particulate matter such...
- An N95
filtering facepiece respirator,
commonly abbreviated N95
respirator, is a particulate-filtering
facepiece respirator that
meets the U.S. National...
- iron lung is a type of
negative pressure ventilator (NPV), a
mechanical respirator which encloses most of a person's body and
varies the air
pressure in...
-
Ventilators are
sometimes called "
respirators", a term
commonly used for them in the 1950s (particularly the "Bird
respirator"). However,
contemporary medical...
- The S10 CBRN
Respirator is a
military gas mask that was
formerly used
within all
branches of the
British Armed Forces.
Following the mask's replacement...
- A
powered air-purifying
respirator (PAPR) is a type of
respirator used to sa****uard
workers against contaminated air.
PAPRs consist of a headgear-and-fan...
-
Small Box
Respirator (SBC) was a
British gas mask of the
First World War and a
successor to the
Large Box
Respirator. In late 1916, the
respirator was introduced...
- and
other vulnerable soft
tissues of the face. Most gas
masks are also
respirators,
though the word gas mask is
often used to
refer to
military equipment...
-
Elastomeric respirators, also
called reusable air-purifying
respirators, seal to the face with
elastomeric material,
which may be a
natural or synthetic...
- The
General Service Respirator (GSR) is a
military gas mask
designed to
replace the
previous S10
respirator for the
British Armed Forces. It was designed...
