. The Journal of laryngology and otology. Fig. 17.—Operating table, head aspect. Table raised, gallows clamped on. Quite new is the employment of a transformer suspended fromthe roof of the operating theatre. The rheostat swings by a cablefree over the operating-table so that the flexible no longer dragson the floor, and, being covered with rubber tubing, it can bewashed. The head-lamp and the rheostat are balanced by counter-poise, and one can work comfortably with the lamp on the headwithout the flexible dragging. The new installation has proved asuccess. July, 1914.] Rhinology, and Otology.
. The Journal of laryngology and otology. Fig. 17.—Operating table, head aspect. Table raised, gallows clamped on. Quite new is the employment of a transformer suspended fromthe roof of the operating theatre. The rheostat swings by a cablefree over the operating-table so that the flexible no longer dragson the floor, and, being covered with rubber tubing, it can bewashed. The head-lamp and the rheostat are balanced by counter-poise, and one can work comfortably with the lamp on the headwithout the flexible dragging. The new installation has proved asuccess. July, 1914.] Rhinology, and Otology. 355 For demonstration purposes it is of advantage to have illumi-nation by means of small electric lamps fastened either to thesuspension hook itself or to its bow outside. Very effective is themethod of having miniature lamps fixed on the end of the tonguespatnla by a special apparatus. As may be gathered there are. Fig. 18.—Operating table. To demonstrate the head support. many ways of obtaining good illumination. Each operator canproceed according to his liking and to the purpose he has inview. IV. Preparation of the Patiext for Suspension Laryngoscopy. All patients are not suitable for carrying out this who place difficulties in the way of introduction of tubesconduct themselves in a similar manner in suspension laryngo- 356 The Journal of Laryngology, [July, 1914. scopy. I refer to patients who do not open the mouth well, inwhom the teeth in the upper jaw are very prominent, the tonguevery thick and unyielding, and the larynx reached only with
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