The art of anaesthesia . Fig. 101.—Cylinders lying on a chair supported by the authors holder. Coyered by a blanket these may be sat upon. in this position. They may be placed on the anaesthetistschair (Fig. 101), and when covered by a blanket form acomfortable seat. The clamp consists of two flat plates of steel, drilled 212 ANESTHESIA with three holes each. Two of these holes receive bolts withtheir nuts, the third receives the pin which is screwed intothe plate holding the cylinders. This clamp fits over thecorner of a table. The weight of the cylinders does not in-jure the table if the cla
The art of anaesthesia . Fig. 101.—Cylinders lying on a chair supported by the authors holder. Coyered by a blanket these may be sat upon. in this position. They may be placed on the anaesthetistschair (Fig. 101), and when covered by a blanket form acomfortable seat. The clamp consists of two flat plates of steel, drilled 212 ANESTHESIA with three holes each. Two of these holes receive bolts withtheir nuts, the third receives the pin which is screwed intothe plate holding the cylinders. This clamp fits over thecorner of a table. The weight of the cylinders does not in-jure the table if the clamp is evenly applied. Tables with maaK^K9. Fig, 102.—Cylinder clamp fastened to a window-aill. glass tops are not affected, as the clamp covers a compara-tively broad area. The author has used this clamp on thelightest weight, portable operating table (Fig. 100). When the patient is to be moved from the stretcher tothe operating table, the clamp is first fixed to the operatingtable. The anaesthetic is then started, either in the ansesthe- NITROUS OXIDE 213 tizing room or in the patients bed, with the cylinders ontheir sides on a table or on a chair. When the operatingroom is reached, the pin of the cylinder holder is conven-iently dropped into the holes of the horizontal plate. Thistransfer is done easily and quietly. Thus supported thecylinders are completely out of the way. They do notclutter up the floor space; are within easy reach of theanaesthetist and move with the movements of the operatingtable. The custom of using nothing but a yolk, the cylinderstanding on the floor, is not only dangerous because of theliability o
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