Waterworth infant respirator advertisement

Title

Waterworth infant respirator advertisement

Description

This new miniature iron-lung for new born babies was designed and built by EN Waterworth and in use in the Queen Victoria Hospital by 1940. A Launceston doctor contacted Waterworth as he had experienced frequent problems with breathing issues in new born babies and thought a machine to assist them breathing would help their survival. He tried to build his own using a vacuum cleaner as a vacuum but had problems with the valve component to develop a pulse. He sent his 'contraption' to Hobart for the Waterworth firm to examine and design and build a prototype that he could use

Creator

EN Waterworth

Rights

From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings

Identifier

EW2017/65

Type

text

Materials/Medium

paper

Citation

EN Waterworth, “Waterworth infant respirator advertisement,” Waterworth Optical Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://waterworth.omeka.net/items/show/120.

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