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FOX NEWS: Polio survivor uses one of only three ‘iron lungs’ still in use


Polio survivor uses one of only three ‘iron lungs’ still in use



82-year-old polio survivor Mona Randolph uses one of only three “iron lungs” known to still be in use in the U.S. The iron lung, which was invented in 1920s, was often used on polio patients who were unable to breathe after the virus paralyzed muscle groups in the chest. Six nights a week, Randolph sleeps up to her neck in a noisy, airtight, 75-year-old iron tube.
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