Drägerman

A Drägerman or Drägerwoman, also spelled Draegerman[1] or Draegerwoman, is a common name for a rescue worker in mines.

[2] The name originates from Alexander Bernhard Dräger, a German scientist who invented the combination of a gas mask and an oxygen inhalator as a breathing apparatus for underground rescue workers.

[1][2] In 1937, Warner Bros. released the film Draegerman Courage about Drägerman rescuing people trapped in a mine.

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