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oxygen tent

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oxygen tent, device used to maintain a patient in an oxygen-rich environment. The oxygen tent is composed of a clear plastic sheet suspended over the bed and tucked beneath the mattress to provide an almost airtight compartment. The oxygen supply and temperature are controlled by means of gauges. Zippers on the sides of the tent provide access to the patient. The device is particularly useful in the treatment of heart and lung disorders that limit the body's supply of oxygen and thus necessitate a higher concentration of the gas than is normally present in the air.

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WHISTLING IN THE OXYGEN TENT (for Zoe) My mother's father used to whistle "Red River Valley"--I forgot that tune until you were two and in the hospital with asthma.
Hammer showed up in court in a wheelchair, trailing wires to a heart monitor, while aides held an oxygen tent at the ready.
Since its beginnings early in the baby boom, the plastic oxygen tent that serves as a womb for premature babies has saved many lives-but often at the cost of the infants' eyesight.
 
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