A disposable plastic syringe with an unused tube of abbocillin; the syringe barrel (a) is made of clear plastic; the plunger (b) is white plastic with a grey tip; the needle is sealed within a clear tube containing the brown coloured abbocillin; there is a metal tip at the end of the tube which is …
A disposable plastic syringe with an unused tube of abbocillin; the syringe barrel (a) is made of clear plastic; the plunger (b) is white plastic with a grey tip; the needle is sealed within a clear tube containing the brown coloured abbocillin; there is a metal tip at the end of the tube which is fitted over the tip of the barrel.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - barrel - Size: Length 5.9 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
b - plunger - Size: Length 5.7 cm x Width 2.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
c - tube - Size: Length 5.7 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
Provenance
From Doreen Appleton Mainse who used it during her nursing training and career.
The syringe has an expiry date of September of 1954.
Material
plastic: clear, white
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"ABBOCILLIN - DC // 600,000 INT. Units // For Intramuscular Use // Exp. Date - Sept 1954 // Lot No. 644-3596D // Potency 990 I.U. / mg // CAN. LIC. No. 8 // ABBOTT LABS. LTD." printed on the barrel
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-7
Condition Remarks
The barrel is worn.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Internet
Reference Comments
Doreen Appleton Mainse
Internet: "Dorland's Medical Dictionary"
Research Facts
Doreen Appleton (maiden name) attended Queen's Nursing Science School from 1951-1952, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing from 1952-1955, and Queen's again from 1955-1956; she worked at Ongwanada Sanatorium in the summer of 1956, and at Public Health in Napanee and at schools etc. in the late 1950s; she worked part time during the 1960s at Kingston General Hospital and did not work from the late 1960s until 1977 when she returned part time to Kingston General Hospital; she also worked at the Fraser Armstrong Patient Center from 1979-1992, and at a doctor's office until she retired in 1996; abbocillin DC is a form of penicillin; the syringe had to be run under hot water to liquify the medication before it could be administered.