...That There Are Still Three Iron Lungs In Use In The USA?
by Bob Walsh
I had assumed these things were all scrapped ages ago but there are still three in everyday use in the U.S. It is a challenge to keep the 50+ year old machines running as parts are no longer available, including things like gaskets and seals. Two of the three people using them can function for periods of time outside of the machine, one can not.
Little-known and useless factoid, Mia Farrow needed one for a few months when she was a small child.
Once upon a time, before the polio vaccine made them unnecessary, hospitals would often have rows of the damn things, like a modern kidney dialysis facility.
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