This is the “Iron lungs 56”, that was used for breathing poliomyelitis patients with paralysed respiratory muscles. It can be seen in the Pauls Stradiņš Medicine History Museum in Riga.
- Photos by Luca Borghi @ (August 2021) and page layout by Jessica Casaccia @ (November 2021), courtesy of the Pauls Stradiņš Medicine History Museum.
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