Iron Lung Machine, used to allow polio victims with paralyzed respiratory muscles to breath.

Collins, Warren E. Inc.1950/1950

Canada Science and Technology Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Iron lung machines came to Canada in 1930, as a way to help polio victims whose respiratory muscles had been affected. This Collins, Warren E. Inc. iron lung machine is part of Ingenium’s collection, and was used at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in the 1950s.

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Title: Iron Lung Machine, used to allow polio victims with paralyzed respiratory muscles to breath.
Creator: Collins, Warren E. Inc.
Date Created: 1950/1950
Location Created: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Type: Medical Technology
Original Source: Ingenium
Rights: Artifact # 1970.0038, Ingenium-Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

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