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Nurse Contraptions: Iron Lung In the 1950s, nurses tended to patients who were treated in tank-like iron lung contraptions.
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| Posted 6 months ago Nurse Contraptions: Gas Mask World War I nurses donned elaborate protective gear during mask defense instruction.
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| Posted 6 months ago Nurse Contraptions: Nursing Kit This vintage nursing kit dates from 1919! Boy, how times have changed.
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Although we don't have an exact date for this Bernina nurse's watch, it's surely a relic from a bygone era.
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Although we don't have an exact date for this Bernina nurse's watch, it's surely a relic from a bygone era.
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| Posted 6 months ago Nurse Contraptions: Mouth Gag Yikes. This scary looking device was inserted into the mouth of an anesthetized patient to keep the airway open in the late 1800s into the early 1900s.
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Fluting irons were designed to crimp, ruffle and press pleats into starched fabric. This particular type of iron was designed by J.E. Hipp in 1973 and enabled the School of Nursing Alumni Association to abandon the use of alcohol lamps and irons to flute their caps.
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| Posted 6 months ago Nurse Contraptions: Mystery Contraption This contraption looks a bit like a laundry machine with some fancy extra buttons. Any guesses what it might be?
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| Posted 6 months ago Nurse Contraptions: Variac Tranformer Variac transformers have been around since the 1930s and have been used to check equipment at low and high voltage. This variac transformer was most likely made in the 1960s.
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We're not sure what that gadget is behind this nurse, but she sure seems pleased to have it on hand! Any guesses?
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