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The HSE definition for breathing apparatus is that they use a supply of breathing quality gas from an independent source, such as air compressors or compressed gas cylinders. In this case compression of the supply gas at some stage is implied. Both respirators and breathing apparatus are classed as respiratory protective equipment by the HSE. [2]
Self-contained breathing apparatus – Breathing gas supplied respirator carried by the user; Smoke hood – Device to protect the user from smoke inhalation in an emergency; Surgical mask – Mouth and nose cover against bacterial aerosols; Ventilator – Device that provides mechanical ventilation to the lungs
A ventilator is a type of breathing apparatus, a class of medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.
Smoke hoods are a class of emergency breathing apparatus intended to protect victims of fire from the effects of smoke inhalation. [2] [3] [4] A smoke hood is a predecessor to the gas mask. [5] The first modern smoke hood design was by Garrett Morgan and patented in 1912. [6]
Some types are also referred to as a compressed air breathing apparatus (CABA) or simply breathing apparatus (BA). Unofficial names include air pack, air tank, oxygen cylinder or simply pack, terms used mostly in firefighting. If designed for use under water, it is also known as a scuba set (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus).
A breathing apparatus or breathing set is equipment which allows a person to breathe in a hostile environment where breathing would otherwise be impossible, difficult, harmful, or hazardous, or assists a person to breathe.
A resuscitator is a device using positive pressure to inflate the lungs of an unconscious person who is not breathing, in order to keep them oxygenated and alive. [citation needed] There are three basic types: a manual version (also known as a bag valve mask) consisting of a mask and a large hand-squeezed plastic bulb using ambient air, or with supplemental oxygen from a high-pressure tank.
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