Comments on: DIY Iron Lung

By: The Cat and the Iron Lung | History of Science

The Cat and the Iron Lung | History of Science — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:09:31 +0000

[...] at Children’s Hospital. The technology was simple enought that Popular Mechanix would published instructions on how to build your own emergency respirator out of wood in January, [...]

By: steve

steve — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:10:55 +0000

Rudy was my uncle. After surviving polio, no small thanks to the people built that wooden lung, he lived a long life under the care of his mother. He passed away in 2006.

By: Wade George

Wade George — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:31:58 +0000

This could have been a godsend in smaller communities in the 50’s, hell it might even be workable in the Third World today.

By: Relics Car Club » Blog Archive » Club Project

Relics Car Club » Blog Archive » Club Project — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:02:59 +0000

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By: Barseblog

Barseblog — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:12:03 +0000

LÃ¥gprispyssel…

Det finns ritningar och beskrivningar pÃ¥ massor av bra grejor som man kan skruva ihop sjÃ¤lv om man har lite tid Ã¶ver. Jag mÃ¥ste nog bÃ¶rja spara ihop en lista med bokmÃ¤rken pÃ¥ projekt som verkar intressanta som jag kan……

By: Uplifter Weblog » Early Uplifters

Uplifter Weblog » Early Uplifters — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:45:45 +0000

[...] From MAKE:Blog today, a reprint of a 1952 Popular Mechanics article on how to make your own iron, or in this case, wooden lung. I was alive, though generally oblivious, to the polio scare in the ’50s. It was, however, a subject of lots of conversation and consternation among the adults of the era. [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:07:45 +0000

I agree completely, I got the impression from the magazine that the readers were very happy to have the plans. I have a number of other Iron Lung articles I’ll be posting in the future.

By: Oldster

Oldster — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:55:00 +0000

I’m old enough to remember when polio was a real threat in the summer months, especially in August, when as kids we weren’t allowed to go to movies, swimming pools or anywhere else where there were likely to be crowds. It was really scary. Many small town hospitals could not afford the real thing so it doesn;t surprise me that there was a big demand for plans for this wooden version. The artificial lung, whether iron or wood, could literally be the difference between living and dying for someone with the variety of polio that paralyzed the ability to breathe. Ah, the good old days—not.

By: MAKE: Blog

MAKE: Blog — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:11:44 +0000

DIY wodden Lung…

Here’s how to make an wodden lung, from a 1952 Popular Mechanics – “Could a life have been saved in your community if a mechanical respirator had been at hand for immediate use? Often just a matter of minutes means the difference between life or deat…