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Is the iron lung still in use?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 11/17/2022

yes, approximately thirty people in the U.S. still use them.

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Is the iron lung still in use today?

A negative pressure ventilator, often referred to as an iron lung can be defined as a form of medical ventilator medical that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person's ability. The iron lung was replaced by respirators and nebulizers.


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When was an iron lung first used?

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Who invented the iron breathing lung?

The first modern iron lung was invented by Harvard medical researchers Philip Drinker and Luis Agassiz Shaw in 1927.


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