title: Scotland's first iron lung.
abstract: The history of artificial ventilation and the development of the iron lung in the USA by Drinker and his colleagues is discussed. The building and use of an iron lung by Dr R G Henderson in Aberdeen in 1933 is described. The development of other types of ventilator in the UK is recorded and the circumstances whereby positive pressure ventilation was introduced in Denmark in 1952 is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Regional Laboratory, City Hospital, Aberdeen.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D012606:Scotland; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000266:history*