BBC10 个月
What is the iron lung and how does it work?
But what is an iron lung and how does it work. Video by Sanjana Bhambhani Tom Hiddleston gives a demo of his signature move, which he calls 'just keep swimming'. The ancient city of Butrint is the ...
How man survived inside 'iron lung' for 70 years before dying last year
Patients would stay inside an iron lung until they were able to breathe independently, which in the case of Alexander would ...
BBC9 个月
The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full
The iron lung uses a negative pressure system ... "It's a simple machine so I managed to work it out. You can increase and decrease the breathing rate and the pressure. Paul always liked the ...
Hackaday7 年
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 ...
Hackaday7 年
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 ...
来自MSN10 个月
How Paul Alexander lived in iron lung for 70 years but still fell in love and became a lawyer
You just have to set your mind to it, and work hard.” A statement from his GoFundMe page concluded: “After surviving polio as a child, he lived over 70 years inside of an iron lung.