Stories
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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Disability in the post-pandemic world
Disabled people have suffered more than most during Covid-19, but there is still a chance to build a kinder society. Dolly Sen explores whether we will come together, or allow more brutal disparities to develop in the worsening recession.
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Why zombies can’t help coming back
Although it might appear that zombies are a 20th-century phenomenon, created for the horror-movie industry, they’ve actually been around since medieval times. Find out what zombies like to do, and how to get rid of them.
Catalogue
- Books
The drowned man resuscitator / John E. Vigar.
Vigar, John E.Date: 1982- Videos
The calf resuscitator in use on the farm.
Date: c.1965- Film
The calf resuscitator in use on the farm.
Date: c.1965- Videos
The calf resuscitator in use on the farm.
Date: c.1965
- Pictures
A coal porter, an alchemist and a rich man who hopes vainly to profit from alchemy. Etching, 18th century.
Reference: 36431iPart of: Il Callotto resuscitato