iron lung

Example Sentences

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Lane spent the next several months in an iron lung.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

After an emergency tracheostomy operation, he was unable to breathe without the iron lung machine that now encased his small body.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

That led his parents to make the brave decision to take him and his iron lung home, to live out his days in peace.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

"He needed a unique type of care. Not even professionals are trained to take care of a quadriplegic in an iron lung," says Philip of the huge responsibility that came with supporting his brother.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

You could get polio without knowing how or where, end up in an iron lung without knowing why.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood