| Medical Practice in Western North Carolina | |||
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Medical Bag |
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For a discussion of the contents of this bag and the purposes of the various drugs, implements, and supplies, see: "The Doctor's Bag," paper written by Donna Barrett, student at University of North Carolina at Asheville, Dec. 9. 2003 as part of preparation for course work. Used with permission. |
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Instruments: |
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| forceps | |||
| vaginal speculum, spring operated | |||
| stethoscope with a ceramic fetoscope end and a regular adult end (note: tubing decayed) | |||
| scalpel used for episiotomies (cutting the perineum to prevent uncontrolled tearing) | |||
| sutures and curved needles for repairing tears | |||
| flashlight with a thick convex lens for extra light | |||
| ether mask | |||
| glass hypodermic syringe | |||
| rubber tubing used for urinary catheter | |||
| bulb syringe for clearing baby's air passage | |||
| umbilical cord clamp | |||
| bottle of sterilized umbilical cord tape | |||
| curved scissors (Wiss brand) | |||
| uterine forceps ( labeled, "for placing gauze packs after delivery") | |||
| blood sample mailing tube with unused test tube for syphilis blood test |
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Miscellaneous Supplies: |
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| gauze sponges wrapped in muslin | |||
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5 linen towels made by Cannon |
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| various other gauze rolls | |||
| tongue depressors | |||
| latex gloves size 7 1/2 | |||
| muslin bag marked "IV" | |||
| safety pins with the price still on them: "10 cents" | |||
| old spring top jar with uterine gauze packing strip with 5% Iodoform | |||
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Chemicals: |
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| Sodium Amytal (labeled, "used to put patient to sleep") | |||
| Camphor in oil | |||
| Posterior Pituitary Injection (labeled, "to bring on slow delivery") | |||
| Thytuitary ( thymus and Pituitary) (labeled, "enzyme injection for delivery") | |||
| Alcohol 70% (two dried up jars) | |||
| Tincture Green Soap | |||
| unknown oil possibly to lubricate the head of baby at first emergence | |||
| Cyanide Tablets | |||
| Caffeine Sodio Benzoate (labeled, "wakes up a coma victim") | |||
| Soluble hypodermic tablets (labeled, "dries secretions") | |||
| Sulfanilamide (labeled, "only antibiotic used at the time") | |||
| Silver Nitrate 1% | |||
| Corpus Luteum Extract (labeled, "to stop miscarriage") | |||
| "--naldynes" (word unclear) capsules: neon yellow and ultramarine blue | |||
| Adrenaline Chloride solution | |||
| Ergotrate (has the old 1930's phone number) | |||
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Magnesium Sulfate (labeled, "to reduce brain pressure") |
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| Pitocin oxytocin injection (labeled, "to stop hemorrhaging") | |||
| Vitamin K (labeled, "to stop bleeding") | |||