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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 lead fumes, vapors,
gases and
particulate matter...
- An N95
respirator is a
disposable filtering facepiece respirator or
reusable elastomeric respirator filter that
meets the U.S.
National Institute for Occupational...
- An iron lung is a type of
negative pressure ventilator, a
mechanical respirator which encloses most of a person's body and
varies the air
pressure in the...
-
Ventilators are
sometimes called "
respirators", a term
commonly used for them in the 1950s (particularly the "Bird
respirator"). However,
contemporary medical...
-
Small Box
Respirator (SBR) 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...
- 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...
-
Elastomeric respirators, also
called reusable air-purifying
respirators, seal to the face with
elastomeric material,
which may be a
natural or synthetic...
- 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...
- masks,
referred to in
academic literature as ND, or "nuisance dust"
respirators, are
masks with one strap, and are
designed to
filter dusts in situations...
- 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...
