Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Metabolic and Endocrine
Accession Number
001043037 a-b
Description
A 1cc adrenaline chloride solution ampoule in a box; the ampoule is made out of clear glass and the solution is clear; there is a small label on it; the box is rectangular and white with red writing.
A 1cc adrenaline chloride solution ampoule in a box; the ampoule is made out of clear glass and the solution is clear; there is a small label on it; the box is rectangular and white with red writing.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - ampoule - Size: Length 5.1 cm x Diameter 1.0 cm
b - box - Size: Length 5.8 cm x Width 1.2 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Provenance
Donated to the alumnae by Shirley Stephens Maguire from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1956.
"1 CC. No. 88 // ADRENALIN CHLORIDE // SOLUTION // 1:1000 // Epinephrine hydrochloride // Solution C.S.D. // DOSE - See carton. // Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd." printed on the label on the ampoule.
"1 CC. AMPOULE No. 88 // ADRENALINE CHLORIDE SOLUTION // EPINEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE // SOLUTION C.S.D. 1:1000// PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO" printed on the box.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-3 Row D
Condition Remarks
Minor wear on the box.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston; "Complete Catalogue: Products of Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd.," Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd, Walkerville, Ontario, 1946, p. 130
Research Facts
"The 1:1000 solution ampoule meets the professional demand for a convenient and adequate single dose when full doses are required, as in anaphylactic shock or cardiac arrest" (from Parke, Davis Catalogue).