Drägerman

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A Drägermen or Drägerwoman is a common name for a rescue worker in mines.^{[citation needed]}

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]

See also[]

• Ontario Mine Rescue

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