iron lung

Example Sentences

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I rode in an ambulance with a polio patient in an iron lung!

From Seattle Times

The exhibition makes the case that the external pressure applied by new, more portable and less intimidating versions of the iron lung, such as Shaash, a negative-pressure ventilator on display here.

From New York Times

The fiberglass “iron lung” developed in Bangladesh is another example of reclaiming the best parts of older technology.

From Washington Post

Many of these children could be kept alive only through immense artificial respirators known as “iron lungs.”

From Washington Post

Parents lived in fear that their children would be crippled, killed or confined to an iron lung — making vaccination more appealing than in today’s pandemic.

From Washington Post