Talk:Breathing apparatus

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Section sizes

Section size for Breathing apparatus (69 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	2,307	2,307
Definition and scope	2,752	5,343
Breathing gas source	1,869	1,869
Breathing gas regulator	722	722
Breathing circuit type	220	6,402
Constant flow	551	551
Demand	542	542
Open circuit	654	654
Enriched gas	388	388
Closed and semi-closed circuit	1,674	1,674
Self-contained or remotely supplied	2,373	2,373
User respiratory interface	456	5,703
Nasal cannula	837	837
Nasal mask	169	169
Nasal pillow mask	180	180
Artificial airway	462	462
Mouthpiece	919	919
Oral mask	207	207
Breathing mask	1,389	1,389
Breathing hood	669	669
Breathing helmet	415	415
Ambient pressure regimes	385	3,262
Hypobaric systems	696	696
Normobaric systems	602	602
Hyperbaric systems	1,579	1,579
Isolation from ambient pressure	969	969
Positive and negative pressure systems	425	2,948
Occupational health and safety	1,123	1,123
Underwater diving	671	671
Medical ventilation	729	729
Applications	188	35,281
Underwater breathing apparatus	2,083	2,083
Industrial breathing apparatus	1,420	1,420
Emergency and escape breathing sets	4,093	4,093
Supplemental oxygen provision	801	9,257
Oxygen conserving devices	3,944	3,944
High altitude supplemental oxygen	3,130	3,130
Oxygen therapy	1,382	1,382
Medical breathing apparatus	484	3,821
Anaesthetic machines	990	990
Mechanical ventilators and resuscitators	2,347	2,347
High altitude breathing apparatus	590	14,419
Environmental influence	1,101	1,101
Physiological effects	1,554	1,554
Physiogical acclimatisation	472	472
Theoretical solutions	632	632
Management	780	780
Practical aspects	802	802
Oxygen concentrators	2,571	2,571
Closed circuit oxygen rebreathers	1,304	1,304
Open circuit dilutor demand regulator	1,697	1,697
Obligatory pressurisation zone	2,916	2,916
Safety	1,236	1,236
Physiological effects of use	920	920
Human factors in breathing apparatus design	4,105	18,589
Work of breathing	1,436	1,436
Breathing mask construction	539	10,289
Seal	920	920
Ear clearing	891	891
Vision	5,443	5,443
Security	632	632
Internal volume	305	305
Helmet buoyancy	738	738
SCBA harness	821	821
Gas management	550	2,517
Gas endurance	1,967	1,967
Rebreather endurance	242	242
See also	395	395
References	31,883	31,883
Total	115,238	115,238

Primary topic?

I don't agree that breathing set should be a primary topic as it is a general class of apparatus that is usually described in terms of the specific classes, therefore more suited as a disambiguation article, though it could be usefully expanded a little. • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 12:26, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Giving it a go anyway

Not really disambiguation either, as the types all have distinctive names. Lets see how it pans out as a primary topic. Any useful suggestions for layout welcome, otherwise I will be playing it by ear. A clear, logical structure is desirable, but not obvious, as most examples of breathing sets fall under two or three categories, and the categories are not hierarchical, but form something of a 3 dimensional matrix, which does not lend itself to a linear structure of sections and subsections. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 17:59, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gave it a go. It could do with more references and wikilinks, but I don't think anything is controversial. Suggestions for improvements remain welcome. If you plan to do anything radical, please let me know. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 06:52, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It got bigger than I expected, and there are a few things I could not find sources for and also have no personal experience with, so not yet complete coverage.

The glossary will be split out when content seems to be as far as I can go for now, so probably in a week or two. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 17:03, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Glossary has been split out to Glossary of breathing apparatus terminology. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 13:36, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rename to breathing apparatus

Technically the more correct term, as apparatus is better defined and less ambiguous than set for this application. Unless someone provides a logical and reasoned objection supported by evidence, I will probably make the change after a week or so. Breathing set will be kept as a redirect. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 10:22, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are several definitions for breathing apparatus on the web, both generic and specific, but none that I could find for breathing set per se, so will make the change sooner in the reasonable expectation that no-one will come up with strong evidence against the change. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 08:59, 13 July 2023 (UTC).[reply]

Done.· · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 11:35, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Copy edit tag

Hi Miniapolis, you recently tagged Breathing apparatus as needing copy editing, but it is not clear what problems you identified. Grammar, style, cohesion, tone, and spelling are listed as possibilities in the banner, but is seems unlikely that they would all be equally problematic. Could you give a brief explanation of what I should look for to try to fix the problems? While I am entirely in favour of copy editing of any article at any time as a general principle, I would like to sort out what I can myself, thereby reducing the workload on others. Please ping with reply. Cheers · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 08:17, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't need much work, @Pbsouthwood:, but the page showed up here on Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Database Report:

* 9 - Breathing apparatus - "isused", "environmentss", "suppied", "temorarily", "alive.There", "upressurised", "maintanied", "convenience.Masks", "surface.The"

Unless someone else has already corrected the typos, you can control-F and fix them; Beland's reports contain a lot of articles, and I have time to tag but not fix them. All the best, Miniapolis 13:02, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

all done. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 14:00, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]