iron lung

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical device
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs tank respirator
gptkbp:category gptkb:medicine
gptkb:assistive_technology
respiratory therapy
gptkbp:component airtight chamber
head port
mirrors for patient view
motor-driven pump
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1950s
polio vaccine introduction
gptkbp:historicalName hospitals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label iron lung
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Louis_Agassiz_Shaw
gptkb:Philip_Drinker
1928
gptkbp:material metal
gptkbp:notablePatient gptkb:Paul_Alexander
Martha Mason
gptkbp:operates negative pressure ventilation
gptkbp:provides electricity
gptkbp:replacedBy modern ventilators
gptkbp:usedFor mechanical ventilation
treating polio
treating respiratory failure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5