Iron Lung Saves Lives: Medical Breakthrough in 1928
Doctors at Children's Hospital in Boston successfully deployed an iron lung respirator to keep a polio victim breathing when their lungs failed. This breakthrough instantly transformed a previously fatal diagnosis into a manageable condition, allowing thousands of patients to survive respiratory paralysis until they could recover or receive treatment.
October 12, 1928
98 years ago
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