Artificial respiration/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Artificial respiration.

Any method of artificial breathing that employs mechanical or non-mechanical means to force the air into and out of the lungs.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Artificial respiration (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.