"Iron Lungs" in Fiji Hospitals
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From Our Own Correspondent
Suva, Feb. 12.
LORD Nuffield, Britain’s foremost philanthropist, recently made funds available to equip every Col ony in the Empire with Both “Iron Lungs”, and five have now been in stalled in Fiji hospitals—at Suva, Lautoka, Labasa, Ba and Levuka.
An Australian invention, this appa
ratus is designed for use in medical cases where artificial respiration is required, and is invaluable for the treatment of paralysis, drowning, electric shock or gas poisoning.
The Colonial War Memorial Hos pital at Suva also recently acquired an inductor for diathermy treat ment, through the generosity of Sir Maynard Hedstrom. This plant is used for short-wave electrical treat ment.