"Polio-Pak" acquired from Brooke Army Medical Center in the 1950'S and is now in the AMEDD Museum collection.
1945-1959 The polio epidemic
When the polio epidemic of the late 1940s and early 1950s struck, Vollrath developed the Polio-Pak Heater. Selling for $275, this 37" high stainless steel electrical unit could produce 15 double-thick steam heated woolen packs to administer to polio patients. In addition to treating polio victims, the Polio-Pak Heater could also be used for treatment of infections, vascular and muscular congestion, and any physical therapy that required either hot moist or hot dry packs. Vollrath also developed a 20½" high portable size Polio-Pak Heater for visiting nurses to use in patient's home.
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Artifact: LARGE ROUND STEAMER ON FOUR LEGS WITH DOMED CAP, and lid-3 pieces total; HEAVY DUTY ELECTRICAL CORD. ACQUIRED FROM BAMC IN 1950'S. FRONT NAME PLATE "Polio-Pak", MED 1105.
AMEDD Museum, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 25APR2021 (U.S. Army photo by Francis S. Trachta/Released)
| Date Taken: | 04.21.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 10.05.2021 17:27 |
| Photo ID: | 6874442 |
| VIRIN: | 210425-A-VG084-9166 |
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| Location: | FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX, US |
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