Transparent plastic one piece Brook Life-Saving Airway tube (a) with mouth piece in clear plastic lidded box (b-c) includes instructions to hang box on wall (d), blue instruction sheet (e) in four languages English, French, German and Spanish and colourful product leaflet (f); rubber airway is embo…
Transparent plastic one piece Brook Life-Saving Airway tube (a) with mouth piece in clear plastic lidded box (b-c) includes instructions to hang box on wall (d), blue instruction sheet (e) in four languages English, French, German and Spanish and colourful product leaflet (f); rubber airway is embossed with manufacturer's name.
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a – airway - Size: Length 17.7 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
b – box – Size: Length 21.4 cm x Width 6.9 cm x Depth 6.2 cm
c - box lid - Size: Length 21.4 cm x Width 6.9 cm x Depth 1 cm
d – leaflet - Size: Length 20 cm x Width 6 cm
e – leaflet - Size: Length 20.2 cm x Width 11.9 cm
f – leaflet - Size: Length 27.5 cm x Width 21.6 cm
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch. This item is from their Health & Safety Sick Room.
Embossed on airway: trade mark logo; " BROOK AIRWAY // PATENTED 1959 // MADE IN CANADA // NOSE;" Printed on box: " FOR // MOUTH-TO-MOUTH // ARTIFICIAL // RESPIRATION // WITHOUT ORAL CONTACT // WITH THE // BROOK NON-RETURN VALVE // ALL PURPOSE // Model No. 400 // for general use on victims of all // ages. For infants and children // under 4 years remove mouth guard. // Distributed by // INSTRUCTIONS ENCLOSED // GHWOOD;" printed on largest leaflet: " The BROOK // Life-Saving Airway // for Hygenic Resucitation // NOTE // THE EXCLUSIVE // HYGENIC FEATURE // Victim's return breath etc., is // by-passed-cannot enter // operator's mouth // Sanitation for the Nation // Dobkin, A.B. and Israel, J.S.: Int. Anesth. Clin. 4:563, 1966 // "The Brook Airway was designed especially to fulfill // the requirements of a simple, effective, aid for acute // resuscitation. It overcomes reluctance, minimizes the // danger of contamination, facilitates provision of an // effective seal and eliminates difficulty in obtaining a // clear airway in the front of the mouth." // EXCERPTS FROM REFERENCES // Birch, C.A. Emergencies in medical practice, 8th // ed. E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburgh, 1967 // "Mouth-to mouth resuscitation if the preferred // method of artificial respiration-or even better, to // use the Brook Airway; c-160" printed on leaflet (e); WHEN VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING, // START AT ONCE! // PLACE VICITM FACE UP, QUICKLY CLEAR // MOUTH AND THROAT // INSERT AIRWAY OVER TONGUE // RAISE THE CHIN/ TILT HEAD FULLY BACK // WHILE PINCHING NOSTRILS CLOSED. // TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND BLOW. // If chest rise is not seen, look for // obstruction. BETWEEN BREATHS, // REMOVE LIPS AND RELEASE NOSTRILS. // REPEAT EVERY 4-5 SECONDS UNTIL // VICTIM BREATHES FOR HIMSELF, OR UNTIL // EXPERT HELP IS OBTAINED. // DON'T GIVE UP! // CARE OF INSTRUMENT AFTER USE: // Wash with soap and water or use // cold sterilizing solution. Do not // boil or autoclave. // 8201"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-2
Condition Remarks
Splotches of white pain across edges of box, plastic has a sticky oily residue on surface, paper leaflet shows minor wear along folds and has an oil stain through the paper