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An iron lung, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London: a patient inside a Drinker respirator, attended to by a nurse and a doctor. Photograph, ca. 1930( ?).
- Date:
- 1930
- Reference:
- 565883i
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Credit: An iron lung, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London: a patient inside a Drinker respirator, attended to by a nurse and a doctor. Photograph, ca. 1930( ?).Wellcome Collection.In copyright
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About this work
Publication/Creation
1930
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 14.8 x 19.6 cm
Lettering
Life saving machine. Using the Drinker machine, an American invention at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, which can bring persons to life after the heart has failed by compelling them to breathe even when vitality has w[s]unk to its lowest ebb
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 565883i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores