Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 7 个月前Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down112
arrow-up1514arrow-down1external-linkPaul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78www.bbc.co.ukSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 7 个月前message-square66fedilink
minus-squareEtterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down5·7 个月前The worst part is that if you’re stuck in that situation and want to get out of it via suicide, you literally can’t. Now he’s finally free.
minus-squareShou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·7 个月前He was able to leave the contraption for short periods of time. He was able to breathe on his own, but not well and would become fatigued quickly. He wasn’t as stuck as it seems.
minus-squarejose1324@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·7 个月前Didn’t he choose this? There are modern replacements for the iron lung, when he was still able enough to get out of it he could’ve switched I think.
The worst part is that if you’re stuck in that situation and want to get out of it via suicide, you literally can’t. Now he’s finally free.
He was able to leave the contraption for short periods of time. He was able to breathe on his own, but not well and would become fatigued quickly. He wasn’t as stuck as it seems.
Didn’t he choose this? There are modern replacements for the iron lung, when he was still able enough to get out of it he could’ve switched I think.