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Henry L,

SMA or post-polio?

Check out the local airport or bus station and tell me you don't get the same "sixth sense" that bad things happened there. ;-)

This site is amazing, disturbing and intriguing (sp). I am very interested in mental health issues and currently studying human services and pyschology. I recently went to see the hospital at night. The visions and feelings I got were horrifying... no I am not a freak but have somewhat of a sixth sense. I was so frightened I bolted out of there. Some very disturbing and violent things were done there if my instincts are correct.

Lynne, my dear, I do believe that Rosenhan wrote that sign! ;0)

I use a smaller iron lung called a port a lung, but I have used these ones before.

Its a giant autoclave. They normally have a carriage/sliding element that can be drawn out of the apparatus. This particular one is so large because its laboratory -scale. In the old lab I worked in, there was one that was so large that you could easily put a SmartCar in it. It was massive.

Wax paper is often used in labs dealing with cell cultures. Especially labs using PVA as it prevents cell adhesion. This would fit with the room having the appearance of a morgue but without the table.

I'm personally thinking thank god. I can't tell you the number of times I'm in the lift and thinking corrrrr I could go for a loo in here.

Lynne is right, its a surgical aspirator. The modern ones arent far off from this one.

There are sites with current day pictures of the Chernobyl town that are very similar to this whole series. Writing still on the chalkboard and all...
very cool photos.

Do you have pictures of old broken down houses that were abandoned from the 40's?

The reason why it was not trashed I think like many other places is because of where it is and how it it situated ..

sage

Here's a great mini-arcticle regarding the Iron Lung at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_lung

I was intrigued with the antique one they show that was in use from 1950s until the patient's death in 2003 - it was then donated to the Center for Disease Control Museum. I did not until this moment know that they had a museum!

What I'm not clear on is whether the patients used it only when sleeping (i.e. reduced respiratory function) or needed it 24x7 - or did it vary by patient?

I think those stupid comment's were from ''DA HOMEBOYZZZ'' or just youth who grew up in the TV/PUBLICK SKOOL environment..THE FUTURE IS DOOMED!!

Or they were just good 'ol NOGZ! who cant walk out a front door with out crying!

Cool photo none the less! this is what I hear when looking at this photo(from back in the old dayz)..picture some huge bald dude in there going..

''YOU CANT SEE ME..AHAHAHAHAHA, MILK AND CAKE..MILK AND CAKE, I WANT TO MOVE TO VEGAS..VEGASSSS...WAHHHHHOHHHH,BUY ME A HAT AND A TULIP..YA BITCH''!!

LOL!

I just wanna say again..THIS PHOTO IS AWESOME!!

Speak's of sickness..I think of vomit when I look at this!

I bet that room smelled great as well eh??