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Medicine-Dieases-Polio Medicine-Diseases-Polio Treatment

Alfred Eisenstaedt1944-07

LIFE Photo Collection

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.
LIFE Photo Collection

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