bagging
n.— «Emergency crews started working to resuscitate her, applying a bag valve mask, a hand-held device used to provide oxygen to patients who aren’t breathing adequately. Using the device is often called bagging the patient. “She was lifeless when I picked her up,” he said. “We started bagging her, and her eyes started opening up.”» —“Firefighter rushed to save girl, later broke down and cried” by Zack Pettit Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia) Nov. 26, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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