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Hyperventilate (Verb)

Produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

The emergency responders had to hyperventilate the athlete after she collapsed from heat exhaustion during the marathon.
Paramedics quickly moved to hyperventilate the little girl who had gotten her head stuck in a plastic bag.
The doctor instructed the nurses to hyperventilate the newborn baby suffering from respiratory distress syndrome.
Due to anaphylactic shock, the medical team had to hyperventilate the patient with a severe allergic reaction.
The divers had to temporarily hyperventilate the scuba diver who had experienced a shallow water blackout.

Breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

During the panic attack, she began to hyperventilate and nearly fainted.
After running the marathon, he hyperventilated for a few minutes to catch his breath.
Before her wedding, the nervous bride started to hyperventilate as the guests began to arrive.
The divers were warned against hyperventilating before descending into the deep water.
When she received the news that she had been accepted into her dream college, she started to hyperventilate from excitement.