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to placed on a ventilator

to placed on a ventilator

1 5.1
To be connected to a machine that helps a person breathe in a hospital
  • phrasal verb
  • Specialized
: conectado a un ventilador
  • After the accident, he was placed on a ventilator immediately.

Examples

  • He was placed on a ventilator yesterday.

  • The patient was placed on a ventilator after experiencing severe respiratory distress.

  • Doctors decided he should be placed on a ventilator until his condition stabilized.

  • Following the accident, she needed to be placed on a ventilator to assist her breathing.

  • Some patients even need to be placed on a ventilator to help them breathe during recovery.

  • He was placed on a ventilator after his condition worsened in the hospital.

  • The doctor explained that if his breathing did not improve, he would have to be placed on a ventilator.

How Supported

to placed on a ventilator
  • Specialized
1 5.1
artificial respiration
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Surface Forms

placed on a ventilator infinitive
placed on a ventilator past
placed on a ventilator past participle
placing on a ventilator present participle
places on a ventilator third person singular

Morphology

placed + on + a + ventilator

The meaning 'connected to a machine that helps a person breathe' is directly and literally composed from 'placed' (situated), 'on' (indicating position/attachment), and 'ventilator' (a mechanical breathing device). This is a straightforward locative/placement construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Placed on a ventilator paints the image of someone being put next to a machine that breathes for them. Doctors attach a tube in the mouth or a mask on the face so the ventilator moves air in and out, so the phrase means 'connected to a machine that helps a person breathe'.