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Draeger breathing apparatus

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Draeger breathing apparatus [′drāg·ər ′brēth·iŋ ‚ap·ə‚rad·əs]
(mining engineering)
A long-service, self-contained oxygen-breathing apparatus with the oxygen feed governed by the lungs; allows the user to do hard work for up to 5 hours and normal work for 7 hours, and can sustain a resting individual for 18 hours.


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