Drinker respirator

Drinker respirator
Drink·er respirator 'driŋ-kər- n IRON LUNG
Drinker Philip (1894-1972)
American industrial hygienist. Drinker introduced the Drinker respirator, or iron lung, in 1929. He also invented a small chamber for maintaining respiration in newborn babies. During his career he studied industrial hygiene, the control of air pollution, and toxicology.

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Drink·er respirator (dringґkər) [Philip Drinker, American public health engineer, 1894–1972] see under respirator.

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