Witness History - The Brompton Manley Ventilator
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In 1970 a modern portable ventilator system was designed for use in intensive care units. The Brompton Manley’s designer was Dr Ian English a gifted anaesthetist who worked at the Royal Brompton, a specialist London hospital that treated patients with heart and lung disorders. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Margaret Branthwaite, a doctor who worked with Dr English, about how innovative the new ventilator was.
(Photo Dr Ian English Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist. Credit Family: Handout)
Published on Thursday, 23rd April 2020.
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