A Brief History of Ventilation | Wellcome Collection

“Today, medical professionals would recognise this technique as a tracheotomy. Vesalius’s experiment demonstrated the power of mechanical ventilation – though it would not be incorporated into widespread medical practice for several more centuries. This was partly due to the fact that doctors did not yet fully understand the purpose of respiration.”

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“The circulatory system: diagram showing the heart, arteries, lungs and major organs, with a cartoon-style face and hands. Watercolour drawing by J.C. Whishaw, ca. 1853. “

Wellcome Library no. 580318i / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)