My only suggestion is to use the word respirator when referring to N95 or P2 or other respirator types. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests] Reference
Her respirator was the modern cuirass type: a Spira-shell: not the old totally enclosed iron lung. From Wordnik.com. [Forfeit]
"I don't want to suffer or rot any longer, the respirator is the only thing keeping me alive," she wrote. From Wordnik.com. [The Local - Sweden's news in English] Reference
Not needing a respirator is a huge advantage. From Wordnik.com. [Good For The Goose « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
By the way, the respirator is a cause of concern. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2006] Reference
Even the Cubs Diehard Fan Club seems to be on a respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Acting Frisky At Comiskey] Reference
The deputy commander made harsh sounds into his respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet] Reference
He slipped a respirator over his head and moved into the corridor. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
I don't want to have a ventilator or a respirator, as you call it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2005] Reference
He eventually ended up on a respirator in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Is Falling] Reference
"Oh, a puffict gentleman, Mam," says MARY ANN -- "with a respirator.". From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891] Reference
Mr. DAVID NEIL (Miner): Didn't really do much good to wear a respirator. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet Deaths Outside The Coal Mines] Reference
I could see a respirator off to my right, and a suction octopus near it. From Wordnik.com. [Attrition] Reference
A respirator pushed air into him through a tube in the base of his neck. From Wordnik.com. [Joe's Last Deal] Reference
The day being damp, and her chest delicate, she had added her respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885] Reference
In case of gas put on the respirator; otherwise breathe out continuously. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917] Reference
Name and title appeared written in indelible pencil on his box-respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
By Thursday afternoon, Sharon had been sedated and placed on a respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Larger Than Life] Reference
For nine hours his wife was in surgery; for two days she was on a respirator. From Wordnik.com. ['The Long Island Lolita'] Reference
When you turn off the respirator and then cut the tube, so it's not too long. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 10, 2006] Reference
For answer the major commenced putting on his steel helmet and box-respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
He spent three weeks on a respirator, but at eight months, he is home and thriving. From Wordnik.com. [The Tiniest Patients] Reference
Ben-Shoam carried her personal respirator in a cardboard box slung over her shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Tense Wait] Reference
"Ha, ha!" laughs he, and dons that unlovely but priceless gadget, his box-respirator. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917] Reference
The use of a respirator in very cold or damp weather is a valuable means of protection. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
And so he -- the decision is then made to take someone off of the respirator, Jonathan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2003] Reference
I could not communicate with him: a respirator was breathing for him and he was sedated. From Wordnik.com. [I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO BEG FOR A PROGNOSIS] Reference
At that point, doctors pulled her on a respirator, her condition at that point critical. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2001] Reference
So if you have access to a surgical mask rather than an N-95 respirator, it may be helpful. From Wordnik.com. [How to catch the flu and how not to—surgical masks may be helpful] Reference
MARY ANN has not deceived you -- he has a respirator, also blue spectacles, and a red nose. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891] Reference
Graham did not use a respirator when he started work at the site, though he wore a mask later. From Wordnik.com. ['Significant Adverse Effects'] Reference
If Terri had been on a respirator, like Sun Hudson, there would have been no issue, they claim. From Wordnik.com. [TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR] Reference
But since the crew was emphatically ordered to leave, a respirator might not provide much safety. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
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