Medicine-Dieases-Polio Medicine-Diseases-Polio Treatment

Alfred Eisenstaedt1944-07

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Nurses at emergency hospital treating child victims of polio epidemci placing hot packs on chest of patient to ease pain and relieve spasm of the affected muscles.

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Title: Medicine-Dieases-Polio Medicine-Diseases-Polio Treatment
Date: 1944-07
Location: Hickory, NC, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Polio, Treatment, 1940s, Dieases, Diseases, Nurses, American, Medicine, Vintage Print, Medicine, American, Polio, Diseases, Nurses, Vintage Print, Treatment, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Original ID: TimeLife_image_749875
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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