Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008109
Description
Anaesthetic rebreathing bag, which consists of a piece of oval-shaped hollow rubber, tapered at both ends; the bottom end is closed and pointed with a round rubber ring attached to it; the top end is open with a round rubber lip; the bag will inflate and hold air; manufacturing information is stamp…
Anaesthetic rebreathing bag, which consists of a piece of oval-shaped hollow rubber, tapered at both ends; the bottom end is closed and pointed with a round rubber ring attached to it; the top end is open with a round rubber lip; the bag will inflate and hold air; manufacturing information is stamped onto the front near the top in yellow lettering.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.
Lettering near the top front reads, "mie // CONDUCTIVE // BS 3353 // ISO 5362 // 2 LITRE // MADE IN // UNITED KINGDOM"; the bottom back reads, "059520"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-2
Permanent Location Notes
This rebreathing bag was attached to anaesthetic machine 997.008.001
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.8 cm. x Width: 32.2 cm. x Depth: 2.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
#1 The rubber has small cracks and a small tear at the top where the lip is; the rebreathing bag appears to never have been used and the rubber is very flexible; #2 after being on exhibit, the rubber deteriorated at the connection ring and broke apart; the bag and connection ring are now separated.
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery - Anaesthesia exhibit, Oct. 2 1997-Aug. 1999