. Surgical and gynæcological nursing. Fig. 85.—Utensil sterilizer. 3. The Instrument Sterilizer (Fig. 84).—This is a simplemetal container of suitable size and shape in which water canbe boiled. Heat may be applied by means of gas or of steam fromthe boiler-room. 4. The Utensil Sterilizer (Fig. 85).—This is a larger apparatussimilar to the instrument sterilizer, used to sterilize basins andother large objects by boiling water. 252 THE OPERATION. Fig. 86.—Water sterilizers. OPERATING ROOM: OUTFIT AND SUPPLIES 253 5. Water Sterilizers (Fig. 86).—These are large tanks inwhich water is sterilized


. Surgical and gynæcological nursing. Fig. 85.—Utensil sterilizer. 3. The Instrument Sterilizer (Fig. 84).—This is a simplemetal container of suitable size and shape in which water canbe boiled. Heat may be applied by means of gas or of steam fromthe boiler-room. 4. The Utensil Sterilizer (Fig. 85).—This is a larger apparatussimilar to the instrument sterilizer, used to sterilize basins andother large objects by boiling water. 252 THE OPERATION. Fig. 86.—Water sterilizers. OPERATING ROOM: OUTFIT AND SUPPLIES 253 5. Water Sterilizers (Fig. 86).—These are large tanks inwhich water is sterilized by means of steam coils. Two tanksare provided in order that both hot and cold sterile water maybe available at all times. The basins for hand washing are so arranged that the hotor cold water can be turned on or off, without touching anythingwith the hands, by means of levers acted on by pressure with


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