About This Project
Iron Lung Heritage Preserver is a documentation workspace for medical historians, nursing students, and equipment preservationists. The tool helps organize information about iron lung technology and polio care history.
Created to address the need for structured documentation tools in medical heritage work, this project provides frameworks for cataloging artifacts, recording oral histories, and planning preservation efforts. Many historical records exist in scattered archives or personal collections without systematic organization.
Key Features
- Artifact Catalog - Record equipment details with structured fields for manufacturer, date, serial number, and provenance
- Oral History Framework - Document patient and caregiver experiences with guided storytelling prompts
- Preservation Plans - Create conservation strategies and exhibition layouts for historical equipment
- Export Capability - Save all records as JSON for sharing with colleagues or institutions
Who Uses This
Nursing schools use the oral history templates for teaching respiratory care history. Medical museums rely on the catalog system for equipment documentation. History societies and archives use the preservation plans for collection management. Individual historians appreciate the lightweight, privacy-respecting approach.
Technical Approach
This is a client-side application with no server requirements. All data stays in your browser using localStorage. You can export your work anytime. Share links contain encoded data that can be imported by others using the same tool.
Future Development
The project aims to expand into a comprehensive platform for medical equipment heritage documentation. Potential additions include exhibition planning tools, research bibliography creators, and community sharing features.
iron-lung-heritage-preserver.hub2.day is a focused independent web utility built around Iron Lung Heritage Preserver.
What This Site Does
A browser-side interactive tool that helps medical historians, educators, and preservationists document and share the legacy of iron lung technology and polio care through structured storytelling frameworks and resource organization
Who It Helps
Medical historians, educators, nursing students, and preservationists interested in medical heritage and equipment history
Contact
Questions, corrections, and feedback can be sent to hello@hub2.day.