The Iron Lung Dublin Core Title The Iron Lung Subject Outdated polio medical treatment Description The iron lung was a device popularly used in the U.S. from the 1930s until an effective vaccination was developed for polio in the 1950s. It was an innovative medical tool that saved many lives. Date 1939 - 1952 Relation Iron Lung · What Am I? Medical Technology Exhibit · Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections (omeka.net) Tags 1950s, epidemics, polio, respirator Citation “The Iron Lung,” Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections, accessed March 4, 2025, https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/977. Output Formats atom dcmes-xml json omeka-xml Social Bookmarking ← Previous Item Next Item →