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• Julius Jeffreys — (1800 1877) was a British surgeon, writer, inventor of the respirator, and was a pioneer in the development of early air conditioning systems.Early lifeJulius Jeffreys was born on September 14th, 1800 at Hall Place, Bexley, Kent, England, where… …   Wikipedia

• Negative pressure ventilator — This article is about the medical device. For the band, see Iron Lung (band). Negative pressure ventilator Intervention An Emerson iron lung. The patient lies within the chamber, which when sealed provides an effectively oscillating atmospheric… …   Wikipedia

• Medical ventilator — For other uses, see Modes of mechanical ventilation. For other uses, see ventilation (physiology). The Bird VIP Infant ventilator A medical ventilator can be defined as any machine designed to mechanically move breatheable air into and out of the …   Wikipedia

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• Ventilator — A ventilator is a machine which mechanically assists patients in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide (sometimes referred to as artificial respiration). * * * SYN: respirator. [L. ventilo, to fan, fr. ventus,wind, + ator, agent suffix]… …   Medical dictionary

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• iron lung — n a device for artificial respiration in which rhythmic alternations in the air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient s chest force air into and out of the lungs esp. when the nerves governing the chest muscles fail to function because of… …   Medical dictionary

• Mold growth, assessment, and remediation — Mold assessment and mold remediation are techniques used in occupational health: mold assessment is the process of identifying the location and extent of the mold hazard in a structure, and mold remediation is the process of removal and/or… …   Wikipedia

• Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air  see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention …   Wikipedia

• Personal Load Carrying Equipment — (PLCE) is the current tactical webbing system of the British Army. It consists of a belt, yoke (shoulder harness) and a number of pouches. Associated with PLCE webbing is a series of other similar load carrying equipment and rucksacks (See… …   Wikipedia