The therapeutic use of air under hyperbaric pressure

The 'Timken Tank' at the Cunningham Sanitarium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, December 1928. The 64-foot diameter, five-storey steel structure weighed 1000 tons, and the interior was pressurised to two atmospheres with compressed air. Construction of the sanitarium cost US$1,000,000 and was financ...

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Published in:Anaesthesia and intensive care 2021-05, Vol.49 (3), p.159-161
Main Authors: Featherstone, Peter J, Ball, Christine M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute diseases
Atmospheric pressure
History of medicine
Intensive care
Oxygen therapy
Respiration
Sanatoriums
Steel, Structural
Therapeutics
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Summary:The 'Timken Tank' at the Cunningham Sanitarium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, December 1928. The 64-foot diameter, five-storey steel structure weighed 1000 tons, and the interior was pressurised to two atmospheres with compressed air. Construction of the sanitarium cost US$1,000,000 and was financed by Henry Heinzelman (H.H.) Timken, chairman of the board of the Timken Roller Bearing Company.
ISSN:0310-057X
1448-0271
DOI:10.1177/0310057X211011298