Drinker and Shaw Develop an Iron Lung Mechanical Respirator
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Inventors, Engineering, Engineers, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses, Epidemics, Diseases
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Massachusetts, New England
- Date: July, 1929
Article abstract: Drinker and Shaw developed the iron lung mechanical respirator, a life-saving device for victims of poliomyelitis that led to the invention of other life-saving respiratory care.
Summary of Event
Poliomyelitis (polio, or infantile paralysis) is an infectious viral disease that damages the central nervous system, causing paralysis in many serious cases. Its effect results from the destruction of neurons (nerve cells) in the spinal cord. In many cases, the disease produces crippled limbs and the wasting away of muscles. In others,...
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