What is the Iron Lung?

In this video we will explore the iron lung, a medical device that was used to ventilate especially polio patients.

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[nextdoornikkixoxo]

This man is actually a lawyer and can be out of his tube for a few hours a day .

[princessmissy]

If I'm not mistaken, this man is the only person remaining to live in an Iron lung. He has 4 more machines hidden away so that if his iron lung breaks and needs parts, he can get them from the spare machines. He is now only out of his iron lung 1 hour each day.

[The_Stranger]

The guy showen in the video actually graduated law school (which in the time was the hardest school ever)

[RaffaRay_]

I am genuinely astounded that the comment on screen is actually asking that

[jessica]

I wonder why some people recover and others end up like this. Maybe an underlying deficiency or age related factor. I heard lots of kids got it and recovered no issue like we see now with long covid. It's important to answer these questions.

[ababa]

This man just died recently rest in peace 🕊️

[sthanuchowdhury]

i feel sorry for the pain he is getting.

god may relieve him fast

[Gia.luvsJW]

Tbh if i was in that iron lung thing i'd just wanna die 💀💀💀

[XxXShevampXxX]

I wonder why there wasnt a way to have the arms be outside the cylinder. Im sure there's a good reason.

[aidanforsey]

He can use the new one he just doesn't want to

[RaysPlaysHandle]

I am so grateful that there's only 2 countrys left with polio and the cure was found.

[ntl]

Hank schrader is not dead (breaking bad)

[foxythepirate]

Finally this video is not Begging for Subscribe or likes

[foxythefox]

Oh ok... I thought they'd have to remove the body for the iron lung to work...
(I'm not joking, I've always thought that my entire life knowing about the iron lung...)

[Enclave]

How did kids with polio back than use the bathroom they couldn’t get out could they?

[haley_bey]

okay but what happens when bro needs to take a shit

[michaelredd]

Awful. Had a friend at 8 who got polio and was in one of those things. What was existing inside that machine was not the kid I'd played ball with. 68 years later I still remember every detail of it. 😢

[hmg]

A fu*king law degree! He got that when they thought he wouldn't even survive! What a man!

[marykelley]

My father had Polio and spent years in an Iron lung. Learned to walk again at 16. Went on to become an Microbiologist, and thn a few years later went to Med school for his D.O. Grateful for that machine and science....

[justanothermortal]

This incredible man passed away today at the age of 78. He was a warrior. RIP Mr. Paul Alexander. You were and will always be an inspiration.