The history of New Zealand's first 'breathing machine' | 1News

It's been 30 years since New Zealand scrambled together it's first ECMO machine, a heart/lung support device used on those unable to breath for themselves.

1News look as how far life support has come since the first machine saved the life of a teenager in 1993 after a catastrophic fall.

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