iron lung

negative-pressure mechanically functioning respirator
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iron lung
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iron lung

Summary

iron lung ranks in the top 0.29% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,764 views/month, #226 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • iron lung is credited with the discovery of Philip Drinker[2].
  • iron lung is credited with the discovery of Louis Agassiz Shaw, Jr.[3].
  • iron lung is a type of negative pressure ventilator[4].
  • iron lung's Commons category is recorded as Iron lungs[5].
  • iron lung's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1927[6].
  • iron lung's depicted by is recorded as Iron lung at the Harry-Anna Crippled Children's Home Umatilla, Fla.[7].
  • iron lung's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/US National Library Of Medicine (NLM)[8].

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Definition and Type

iron lung is a type of negative pressure ventilator[4].

Why It Matters

iron lung ranks in the top 0.29% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,764 views/month, #226 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Philip Drinker, Louis Agassiz Shaw, Jr.
    Depicted by Iron lung at the Harry-Anna Crippled Children's Home Umatilla, Fla.
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560530605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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