iron lung
noun
: a device for artificial respiration in which rhythmic alternations in the air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest force air into and out of the lungs
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On this day in 1928: The iron lung was first used on this day at the Boston Children’s Hospital.
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The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
An iron lung helps a young boy with polio to breathe, c. 1955.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
The girl’s parents agreed to experimental treatment with Dr. Stahlman, who pulled the iron lung out of storage in the basement.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Then there was the pianist who was rolled onstage in an iron lung and the local official who was a patient of the chinodonist and wore a ridiculous headgear to fix his underbite.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 June 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
An iron lung helps a young boy with polio to breathe, c. 1955.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
The girl’s parents agreed to experimental treatment with Dr. Stahlman, who pulled the iron lung out of storage in the basement.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Then there was the pianist who was rolled onstage in an iron lung and the local official who was a patient of the chinodonist and wore a ridiculous headgear to fix his underbite.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 June 2024
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“Iron lung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20lung. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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