Nurses of the 65th General Hospital examine patients' legs. The 65th General Hospital served as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine during World War II. Authorized on October 17, 1940, the Hospital was headed by Dr. E. L....
A patient lies in an early tank respirator, often referred to as an "iron lung." Respirators were used primarily as treatment for polio. The first tank respirator, credited to Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw, was developed in 1929.