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100th anniversary: The iron lung (example pictured), a type of medical ventilator, was used for...

History · Anniversaries · Thu, October 12, 2028

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1928: The iron lung (example pictured), a type of medical ventilator, was used for the first time at the Boston Children's Hospital to treat an eight-year-old girl paralyzed by polio.

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