Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008108 a-b
Description
Nuromax dosage guideline calculator, which consists of (a) an outer heavy coated white paper sleeve with three small boxes cut out of the front and four small boxes cut out from the back; there is also black-and-white printing on both sides of the sleeve; the top and bottom of the sleeve are closed…
Nuromax dosage guideline calculator, which consists of (a) an outer heavy coated white paper sleeve with three small boxes cut out of the front and four small boxes cut out from the back; there is also black-and-white printing on both sides of the sleeve; the top and bottom of the sleeve are closed and the sides open with semi-circular notches that allow the user to move (b) an inner printed heavy coated paper chart with horizontal numbers which line up with and can be seen through the cut out boxes; the chart can slide to the right or left to determine proper dosage for sex and height; the inner chart is folded in half with rows of numbers on the front and back and printed special considerations inside.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - calculator sleeve - Size: Length 16.8 cm. x Width 8.8 cm. x Depth 0.1 cm.
b - calculator chart - Size: Length 16.8 cm. x Width 8.6 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.
Maker
Wellcome Medical Division, Burroughs Wellcome Inc.
(a) The front of the sleeve reads, "NUROMAX* DOSAGE GUIDELINES+ // (DOXACURIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION) // Initial Bolus Dosage Guide: 1 mg/mL Total mL [listed] // Maintenance Dosage GUIDE: 1 mg/mL [listed] // Patient Weight (kg) // See inside for "Special Considerations." // Adults under Balanced Anesthesia [listed]"; the back of the sleeve reads, "IDEAL BODY WEIGHT (1 BW)** // Adults (Age 18 and older)+ // Height in inches // Males (1 BW in kg) = // Females (1 BW in kg ) = // Children (Age 1-18 years) // Under 5 feet ++ // Height in inches // 1 BW in kg = // Over 5 feet // Height in inches // Males (1 BW in kg) = // Females (1 BW in kg) = [3 formulas listed] // ** Source: Kroben JE, Anderson PO. Handbook of Clinical Drug // Onta, 6th Ed.: 10 Drug Intelligence Publications Inc., 1988 // WELLCOME MEDICAL DIVISION // BURROUGHS WELLCOME INC. // KIRKLAND, QUE. // *Trade Mark // NUR-9201E // PAAB // CCPP"; the inside chart front and back have horizontal rows of printed numbers; the inside of this chart lists, "NUROMAX* // (DOXACURIUM) // For the duration // Special Considerations [listed]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 4
Condition Remarks
The dosage calculator arrived somewhat dusty; there are no tears, missing sections or other damage