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A breathing mask for delivering oxygen to a patient. The breathing mask has a headset for seating about the cranial region of the head of the patient, with a hollow gas delivery arm coupled to the headset. The mask also has a nosepiece that is coupled only to the hollow gas delivery arm and that del

A breathing mask for delivering oxygen to a patient. The breathing mask has a headset for seating about the cranial region of the head of the patient, with a hollow gas delivery arm coupled to the headset. The mask also has a nosepiece that is coupled only to the hollow gas delivery arm and that delivers oxygen to the nostrils of the patient. Finally, the mask has a source of oxygen for coupling oxygen to the hollow gas delivery arm.

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1. A headset-type breathing mask for delivering oxygen to a patient having a face, a nose, and a head, the head having a cranium and cranial region, a top, a bottom, and a back, the breathing mask comprising: (a) a headset for seating about the cranial region of the head of the patient; (b) a ho

1. A headset-type breathing mask for delivering oxygen to a patient having a face, a nose, and a head, the head having a cranium and cranial region, a top, a bottom, and a back, the breathing mask comprising: (a) a headset for seating about the cranial region of the head of the patient; (b) a hollow gas delivery arm coupled to the headset; (c) a nosepiece coupled only to the hollow gas delivery arm for delivering oxygen to the nose of the patient in such a manner as to substantially seal the nosepiece to the face; and (d) a source of oxygen for coupling oxygen to the hollow gas delivery arm. 2. A breathing mask according to claim 1, wherein the hollow gas delivery arm is pivotally coupled to the headset. 3. A breathing mask according to claim 1, wherein the hollow gas delivery arm is coupled to the nosepiece by a ball and socket coupling. 4. A breathing mask according to claim 1, wherein the headset is seated about the cranium of the patient by means of an ulterior band spanning the top of the head of the patient and a posterior band traversing the back of the head of the patient. 5. A breathing mask according to claim 4, further comprising two pads coupled to the back band for reducing lateral movement of the mask. 6. A breathing mask according to claim 1, further comprising an electronics assembly for wireless communications. 7. A breathing mask according to claim 1, further comprising a microphone. 8. A breathing mask according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker for through-bone audio transmittal to the patient. 9. A breathing mask according to claim 1, wherein the headset is seated about the cranium of the patient by means of an ulterior band spanning at least a portion of the top of the head of the patient. 10. A breathing mask according to claim 9, wherein the ulterior band partially spans the top of the head of the patient in such a manner as to allow the head of the patient to rest directly on a surface. 11. A breathing mask according to claim 9, further comprising a posterior band traversing at least a portion of the back of the head of the patient.