24 Most Horrifying Vintage Medical Equipment!
Peter Pizagalli
Published
08/06/2016
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Though the aim was not to make the devices look horrifying, they somehow had such design. Below are some short, hot stories about a whole host of medical equipment that may give you chills.
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This sturdy wire suit was used to take body temperature measurements to find out the psychological effects of the space travel on astronauts -
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Rectal dilators for remedy of piles and constipation -
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An electric bath machine used in the Light Care Institute -
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Light-bath -
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In 1950s, Los Alamos chemist, another special machine, was used to raise the level of human radiation exposure -
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For chest x-rays, Roentgen steed, a machine, was used to keep children still -
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In 1950, this is what an artificial kidney machine looked like. -
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In 1950s, Los Alamos chemist, another special machine, was used to raise the level of human radiation exposure -
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Oxygen Tent -
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People with recuperation problem used this iron lung in the past -
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Pre-PET headgear was designed by the Instrumentation Division of the Brookhaven National Laboratory to examine how the brain functions. -
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Researchers at Aero Medical invented these massive eye models, and they used two motors to control them. -
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The plastic shells in the picture below contain a lot of sodium chloride solution used to measure radioactivity. -
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These odd-looking Bergonic chairs were designed for electric treatments for those with psycho-neurotic condition during the World War 2. -
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This apparatus was used to take a closer look at the reflex movements of the eyes and their association with visual illusions -
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This device was used to measure the brainwaves years back in 1940 -
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This is an electrocardiograph, and it was developed by experts at the Cambridge Scientific Instruments -
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This medical procedure was done in Paris clinics as is known as cobalt “bomb” -
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This odd-looking machine helps boost the flow of blood in the patients’ legs. -
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This strange flu mask was used by soldiers after the end of WWI -
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This sturdy wire suit was used to take body temperature measurements to find out the psychological effects of the space travel on astronauts -
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. UV light treatment is being given to kids at the then famous Institute of Ray Therapy -
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Winston Churchill had this as his private pressure chamber so he can practice and learn to have high-altitude flights without any hassle. -
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