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The Both mechanical respirator (195?) Pt. 2 of 3

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Uploaded by on Dec 7, 2009

This film shows the mechanism of an artifical respirator (an iron lung); a female patient is shown being placed in the machine and then cared for by nurses (she is fed, groomed and given an enema). Find out more: http://catalogue.wellcome.ac.uk/record=b1675936~S3

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  • it must have done something since the quads did live to

    age 70 who had advanced polio cases.

  • but it did keep people alive didnt it ?

  • This mechanical respirator was proven inefficient later on........ I think in the 80's

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