At the height of a polio epidemic, Dr. Harry ?
At the height of a polio epidemic, Dr. Harry Seanor, fastens the one pound lung on an eight year old boy, to show the difference in size to that of the 700 pound lung at left. Iron lungs were respirators to assist patients breathing. 1949
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10670490
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Assist Breathing Difference Disability Epidemic Epidemics Fastens Healthcare Lung Lungs Patients Polio Poliomyelitis Portable Pound Respirators
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