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His body functions monitored by special instruments that measure his temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and chemical balance, a patient in the ne(...)
His body functions monitored by special instruments that measure his temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and chemical balance, a patient in the ne(...)

His body functions monitored by special instruments that measure his temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and chemical balance, a patient in the ne(...)

Date3/2/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: His body functions monitored by special instruments that measure his temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and chemical balance, a patient in the new shock unit at St. Joseph's Hospital is checked by Dr. Mervyn Deital.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025594F
Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road R(...)
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The J.F. Hartz Co. surgical instruments
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