Kingston General Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997023003
Description
Anaesthetic rebreathing bag, which consists of a piece of oval-shaped hollow rubber, tapered at both ends; the bottom and sides are closed and there is a solid cylindrical piece with a rubber ring attached to it at the bottom; the top is open with a round rubber lip; the bag will inflate and hold a…
Anaesthetic rebreathing bag, which consists of a piece of oval-shaped hollow rubber, tapered at both ends; the bottom and sides are closed and there is a solid cylindrical piece with a rubber ring attached to it at the bottom; the top 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 Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.
Lettering stamped onto the outside front, near the top, reads: "MIE // CONDUCTIVE // BS 3353 // ISO 5362 // 2 LITRE // MADE IN // UNITED KINGDOM."; the back near the bottom is stamped, "0595 20"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-2
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.9 cm. x Width: 32.7 cm. x Depth: 3.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
#1 The rebreathing bag is new and has never been used; the rubber has no cracks or stains; #2 after being on exhibit, the rubber deteriorated at the connection ring and broke apart; the bag and the connection ring are now separated
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews
Research Facts
This rebreathing bag was attached to anaesthesia machine (997.008.009) by Dr. Ray Matthews
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery, Anaesthesia exhibit, Oct. 2 1997-Aug. 1999 (removed due to damage)