Pneumonia jacket
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pneumonia-jacket-299-18069811
title:
Pneumonia jacket
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A pneumonia jacket was a medical device used to warm the chest of a person with pneumonia. In the pre-antibiotic era, supportive care measures such as fluid support and warming were the only treatments available. Pneumonia jackets were variously constructed of oiled silk, muslin, and sometimes even included a system of rubber tubing that circulated hot water around the chest as a means of keeping the patient warm. The term was apparently coined by one Charles Wilson Ingraham of Binghamton, New Y
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Archaic medical device for treating respiratory infections
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia_jacket
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2023-07-20T00:05:59Z
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