Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Cardiology
Accession Number
997008006
Description
Pulse, temperature and blood pressure monitor which consists of a rectangular-shaped metal box with a metal handle attached to the top; the front panel of the monitor has a gauge which reads pulse rate and temperature (in deg. F. or deg. C); there is also an on/off switch and a pulse or temp. switc…
Pulse, temperature and blood pressure monitor which consists of a rectangular-shaped metal box with a metal handle attached to the top; the front panel of the monitor has a gauge which reads pulse rate and temperature (in deg. F. or deg. C); there is also an on/off switch and a pulse or temp. switch; the front panel has two knobs: one controls tone volume and the other can be set to BP, BP/Pulse cycle or pulse; there is another gauge which measures mm of Hg; the back of the monitor has an electric cord for the recorder; hook-ups for pulse and temperature; two fuses; calibrations for temperature, sensitivity and pulse rate; knobs to control cuff inflate and cuff bleed and a rubber hose to the cuff; the right side of the machine has an oxygen tank hook-up and pressure gauge, which leads to the monitor via a rubber hose; this monitor sits on top of cart 997.008.007..
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
The front of the machine is labelled, "AIR-SHIELDS // PULSE - BLOOD PRESSURE // TEMPERATURE-MONITOR"; the right side of the machine has a small label which reads, "HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL // ASSET NO. 04028"; all knobs, switches, and gauges are labelled; the back of the monitor reads, ODEL NO. PTB-2 SERIAL NO. 1030 // 120 VOLTS 35 WATTS 60 CYCLE"
Permanent Location
Storage Room W1
W1-7-2
Permanent Location Notes
997.008.006 monitor sits on top of cart 997.008.007
Dimension Notes
Length: 36.4 cm. x Width: 25.3 cm. x Depth: 17.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The monitor arrived very dirty and dusty; the rubber hose to the cuff is deteriorating; the blood pressure cuff is missing
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery, anaesthesia exhibit - Oct. 2 1997-Sep. 23, 1999