• ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘@theblower.au
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    16 days ago

    @AlexPed @salute The pictured machine is an “iron lung”. Polio had a paralysing effect on muscles, including those we use to breathe in and out. The iron lung used different air pressures to help the patient expand their lungs. It saved many lives.