ID#: 2619
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This historic 1960 image, depicted a hospitalized child that had been afflicted with polio, during the Rhode Island polio epidemic. Here, Dr. Oren was examining the child, who was displaying signs of respiratory paralysis. A suction machine was being used, in conjunction with a tracheostomy tube to help in suctioning sputum build-up from the lungs.
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Content Provider(s): CDC
Creation Date: 1960
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.