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What replaced the iron lung?

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Updated: 10/16/2024

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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.


When was My Iron Lung created?

My Iron Lung was created in 1993.


How did he invent the iron lung?

i doknow


Why was the Iron Lung invented?

because


Can the lung be replaced by an artificial organ?

Yes it can ^__^


Can your lung be replaced?

No your lungs cant be replaced because you ll die before you can.


When was an iron lung first used?

1928


Who invented iron lung?

Three men were involved in the invention of the iron lung. Their names were John Emerson, Philip Drinker, and Louis Shaw, Jr.


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.


The first time an iron lung was used?

1928


How long is an iron lung?

It is 2 feet long


Can cast iron dust cause black lung?

Black lung was caused by digging in the coal mines.

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