Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.);Medical instruments and apparatus -- History
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
A World War II era first aid kit, presumably used by Dr. Robert L Phillips during the war. The kit likely contains many post-war additions and subtractions. The full contents are:
Several small first aid dressings by Mine Safety Appliances Co., some still in cellophane wrapper
An empty bottle labelled as LD Tincture of Iodine, .48 fluid ounces, made by Bauer and Black
An empty tournequet bandage box filled with cotton swap and safety pins
several wooden paddles
Several Curity brand gauze bandages by Bauer & Black
A bottle labelled as Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia, .65 fluid ounces, made by Bauer & Black
A glass phial
A graduated medicine glass
A tube of petroleum for burns, made by Bauer & Black
A traigular bandage
A twist-type tournequet
A bottle with a wax topper labelled as castor oil for eye injuries, 1 fluid ounce, make by Bauer & Black
A half-ounce of absorbent cotton Some loose bandaging
An empty bottle labelled as 2% Solution Mercuro-chrome made by Certified Parmacal Company
Adhesive tape
Scissors
Two sets of tweezers
Type
image
Original format
medical equipment and supplies
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Cone Health Medical Library
Contact Information
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401 336.832.7484 http://www.gahec.org/library/
Source collection
Cone 10081 Robert L. Phillips Collection, 1890s-2003
