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Nurses Irene Hanus and Mamie Stephens demonstrating mud hospital bed in Los Angeles, Calif., 1971

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Title: Nurses Irene Hanus and Mamie Stephens demonstrating mud hospital bed in Los Angeles, Calif., 1971
Contributor: Montney, Cal
Date Created and/or Issued: November 28, 1971
1971-11-28
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: FLOTATION BED--Nurse Irene Hanus removes air from mattress over mud in bed as nurse Mamie Stephens acts as patient. The mud bed was developed primarily to cope with the problem of bed sores in hospitals. The bed weighs 1,200 pounds, including 800 pounds of heated mud.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b687_269687
ark:/21198/zz0002nhqs
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Science
People
Nurses--California--Los Angeles County
Hospital beds--Technological innovations
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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