Artificial ventilation or respiration is when a machine assists in a metabolic process to exchange gases in the body by pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, and internal respiration.

An autoclave is a device used in the medical field, laboratories, and industries for sterilizing equipment, materials, and substances.

A bag valve mask (BVM), sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag or generically as a manual resuscitator or "self-inflating bag", is a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing or not breathing adequately.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving emergency procedure performed on individuals whose heart or breathing has stopped.

First aid is the immediate and temporary care provided to an injured or ill person until professional medical assistance arrives.

Mechanical ventilation or assisted ventilation is the medical term for using a machine called a ventilator to fully or partially provide artificial ventilation.

A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long-term health, sometimes referred to as a situation risking "life or limb".

Oxygen is a chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8.