The Both respirator |
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| Title : | The Both respirator |
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| Creator : | Medical Research Council (Great Britain). Respirators (Poliomyelitis) Committee | ||
| Source : | "Breathing machines" and their use in treatment : report of the Respirators (Poliomyelitis) Committee, plate II, figure b (opposite p. 14) | ||
| Date of creation : | 1939 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Photograph of a patient being treated in a Both respirator for the symptoms of poliomyelitis. The Both brothers, Edward and Donald, developed their lightweight version of the 'iron lung' in response to a polio epidemic in South Australia. |
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| Related names : | Both, Donald Both Edward Thomas, d. 1987 |
| Coverage year : | 1939 |
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