Historic iron lung featured at Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum
A piece of medical history has found its new home at the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum after sitting in storage for more than three decades.
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‘The Man In The Iron Lung’ Paul Alexander’s Cause of Death Revealed
Paul Alexander, known as "The Man in the Iron Lung," passed away at 78 after living over 70 years in the apparatus. His death was confirmed by a healthcare fundraiser organizer. Alexander, who was ...
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Paul Alexander, Who Lived in an Iron Lung for 70 Years, Dies at 78 After Contracting COVID-19
“It allowed him to live his last few years stress-free,” Philip ... Everett/Shutterstock “Fortunately they have an iron lung out in the hospital just for him and he was able to come home ...
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A Callout: Parts For An Iron Lung
The iron lung was an invention that helped keep thousands of sufferers alive, by breathing for those who had lost the ability through the degenerative effects of the disease. A small handful of ...
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Respirator Could Make Iron Lung Obsolete in Polio
Twenty years after presenting the world with the new-famous iron lung, the University School of Public Health has come up with the "electrophoresis respirator," a device that may make the ...
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What is the iron lung and how does it work?
The polio survivor, Paul Alexander, lived inside an iron lung for 70 years. But what is an iron lung and how does it work. Video by Sanjana Bhambhani Expert sees more of a moderation in buying ...