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The metal machine that breathed for polio patients
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Welcome to the 1920s, where surviving a viral infection meant getting shoved into a claustrophobic metal coffin that breathed for you. The Drinker respirator, universally known as the Iron Lung, used brutal negative pressure to literally force a paralyzed patient's chest to expand and contract. It was a terrifying mechanical marvel that kept thousands alive when their own diaphragms gave up.
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