Definition of Ventilator

a machine that helps lungs function when the body is incapable

Examples of Ventilator in a sentence

Brielle was rushed to the hospital and put on a ventilator to help her breathe after her lung collapsed during a car accident.  🔊

Coma patients are put on a ventilator to aid their breathing until they regain consciousness.  🔊

Doctors often put patients suffering from pneumonia on a ventilator because the fluid in their lungs prevents them from breathing properly.  🔊

You can typically find a ventilator in the intensive care unit in a hospital where patients with severe breathing issues are supplied with air.  🔊

Due to a spinal injury Mark could no longer control his lungs enough to get the proper amount of air and was forced to use the ventilator machine to help him breathe.  🔊

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