Oxygen tent

An oxygen tent consists of a canopy placed over the head and shoulders or over the entire body of a patient to provide oxygen at a higher level than normal. Oxygen tents are also used by athletes-see altitude tents.

See also

• Oxygen therapy
• Oxygen mask

External links

• Medical Discoveries: Oxygen tent

This article related to medical equipment is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Medical equipment stubs Oxygen Respiratory therapy Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Gavin Miller (RAF officer) Katsuyamasaurus Look at other dictionaries: oxygen tent — n a piece of equipment shaped like a tent that is put around people who are very ill in hospital, to provide them with oxygen …   Dictionary of contemporary English oxygen tent — n. a transparent enclosure into which oxygen is released, fitted around a bed patient to improve the efficiency of oxygen intake per breath …   English World dictionary oxygen tent — oxygen ,tent noun count a large container filled with oxygen that doctors put around a person who cannot breathe normally …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English Oxygen tent — A tent like device used to deliver high levels of oxygen to a patient in a bed. The tent typically covers the whole bed of an infant and the head and upper body of an older child or adult. The oxygen is pumped in from a tank. Oxygen is a… …   Medical dictionary oxygen tent — noun : a canopy of usually transparent material which is placed over a bedfast patient and within which a flow of oxygen can be maintained * * * noun, pl ⋯ tents [count] : a piece of medical equipment that surrounds the body or head of a patient… …   Useful english dictionary oxygen tent — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms oxygen tent : singular oxygen tent plural oxygen tents a large container filled with oxygen that doctors put around a person who cannot breathe normally …   English dictionary oxygen tent — /ˈɒksədʒən tɛnt/ (say oksuhjuhn tent) noun a small tent for delivering oxygen to a sick person at critical periods …   oxygen tent — noun a tent like enclosure within which the air supply can be enriched with oxygen to aid a patient s breathing …   English new terms dictionary oxygen tent — noun (C) a piece of equipment shaped like a tent that is put around people who are very ill in hospital, to provide them with oxygen …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English oxygen tent — ox′ygen tent n. med a small transparent canopy placed over a patient for delivering an increased concentration of oxygen • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”