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The Iron Lung
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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Outdated polio medical treatment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 December 16, 2024,
https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/977
.
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