. The operating room, a primer for pupil nurses. tongue clamp (Fig. 6), tongue suture,mouth-gag (oral screw—Fig. 7—of black rubber), scratchpad and pencil, wrist watch for herself, pocket light,oxygen tank and its fixtures, stomach-tube, rubber capfor the patients head or ether cap made with a towel(Fig. 8), bed-pan and urinal for nervous patients (withproper covers of muslin), special unsterile sheets for drap- 54 OPERATING ROOM ing, triangles, extra large towels to lie between the tri-angles temporarily, bandage scissors, pads of gauze andcotton fitted to the eyes and bridge of the nose to p


. The operating room, a primer for pupil nurses. tongue clamp (Fig. 6), tongue suture,mouth-gag (oral screw—Fig. 7—of black rubber), scratchpad and pencil, wrist watch for herself, pocket light,oxygen tank and its fixtures, stomach-tube, rubber capfor the patients head or ether cap made with a towel(Fig. 8), bed-pan and urinal for nervous patients (withproper covers of muslin), special unsterile sheets for drap- 54 OPERATING ROOM ing, triangles, extra large towels to lie between the tri-angles temporarily, bandage scissors, pads of gauze andcotton fitted to the eyes and bridge of the nose to pre-vent ether eyes, and lastly, the stimulation tray. The stimulation tray should contain only the drugs usedduring operations: (1) Morphin; (2) atropin; (3) strychnin; (4) digitalin; (5) whisky; (6)brandy; (7) camphor. These are excellently pre-pared for emergency use in aform called the Greeley units,consisting of a small glasstube containing the dosespecified on a legible printedslip, as strychnin, gr. -§V, aneedle ready for injection,.


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