Comments on: DIY Iron Lung http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:32:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Wade George http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-1050657 Wade George Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:31:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-1050657 This could have been a godsend in smaller communities in the 50's, hell it might even be workable in the Third World today. 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 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-516 Relics Car Club » Blog Archive » Club Project Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:02:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-516 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Barseblog http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-335 Barseblog Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:12:03 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-335 <strong>LÃ¥gprispyssel...</strong> Det finns ritningar och beskrivningar pÃ¥ massor av bra grejor som man kan skruva ihop själv om man har lite tid över. Jag mÃ¥ste nog börja spara ihop en lista med bokmärken pÃ¥ projekt som verkar intressanta som jag kan...... LÃ¥gprispyssel…

Det finns ritningar och beskrivningar pÃ¥ massor av bra grejor som man kan skruva ihop själv om man har lite tid över. Jag mÃ¥ste nog börja spara ihop en lista med bokmärken pÃ¥ projekt som verkar intressanta som jag kan……

]]> By: Uplifter Weblog » Early Uplifters http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-319 Uplifter Weblog » Early Uplifters Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:45:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-319 [...] 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. [...] [...] 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 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-316 Charlie Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:07:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-316 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. 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 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-314 Oldster Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:55:00 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-314 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. 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 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-311 MAKE: Blog Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:11:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/01/25/diy-iron-lung/#comment-311 <strong>DIY wodden Lung...</strong> 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... 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…

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