Acupuncture is gaining wider acceptance as a medical treatment.Twenty six (26) fine metal needles with twisted copper ends used for acupuncture.acupuncture, qi, pain management, analgesia

This model is used as an educational or reference tool for guiding acupuncturists in their work.White rubber human model, with acupuncture points annotated across the model. Stored in lidded in a brown cardboard box with a decorated envelope which presumably held acupuncture needles.acupuncture, reference model, educational model

Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication.Small amber bottle with light blue plastic screw on cap with faded blue on white manufacturer's label adhered to the front of the bottle containing 25 tablets of Provopin [Aspirin].pharmaceutical, aspirin, provoprin, pain relief, analgesia, dha laboratories

Hyoscine hydrobromide was used before a general anaesthetic, particularly in the days of ether anaesthesia. It is sedating, decreases nausea and vomiting and dried secretions, particularly saliva. It made ether anaesthesia more pleasant for both patient and administrator.Three (3) small clear glass ampoules with red print on glass containing 1ml Hermette, Hyoscine Hydrobromide.ether anaesthesia, sedative, anti-nauseant

Morphine sulphate is an opioid analgesic. It works by blocking receptors in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system that are involved in the sensation of pain.Two (2) narrow amber coloured glass vials with sealed cork stoppers containing small tablets of morphine sulphate. One vial is longer than the other but both have red on white adhered labels.analgesic, opioid, morphine, sulphate, sulfate

Mask used for administering ether anaesthesia. This mask also has a carbon dioxide inlet tube. Carbon dioxide was found to promote deeper breather which assisted in attaining faster anaesthesia. The mask was designed by an American anaesthetist James Tayloe Gwathmey, (1863-1944). Gwathmey invented a range of anesthesia equipment. In 1904, he introduced this mask as one part of a resuscitation apparatus. Gwathmey modified an existing mask to more closely fit the contours of the face. The holes in the rim allow for oxygen to be delivered for resuscitation or for the delivery of a combination of oxygen and anaesthetic. Wire framed mask in tear shape. There is a hinged top bracket which allows for a piece of flannel or domette to secured to the mask, onto which the ether would be administered. There is an inlet tube near the hinged bracket to allow for the administration of CO2 or oxygen and the rim is pierced with holes.james tayloe gwathmey, ether, anaesthesia, anesthesiologist, carbon dioxide, oxygen

The inner dome of the Ferguson's mask was covered in an ordinary vaporising surface of gauze, while the outer tower (circular ring) was enveloped in a domette bag closing at the top to exclude the air so that the ether vapor could be concentrated.Wire mask for ether inhalation. The handle for the mask is made from the same wire as the mesh and there is a circular wire ring above the mask.mask, ether, robert ferguson, inhalation, ramsay surgical limited

Provocaine hydrochloride is a local anaesthetic.Two blue cardboard boxes containing six (6) ampoules of procaine hydrochloride. One box has been opened but the six ampoules remain intact. The other box has unbroken adhesive seals. The ampoules have been separated by cardboard barriers which are lined with shredded paper for absorbency. There is a corrugated carboard layer between the lid and the ampoules as well. The instructions printed in the lid of the box mention a file for opening the ampoules but that is missing.provocaine hydrochloride, local anaesthetic, novocain, novocaine, adrenaline, elliotts & australian drugs pty ltd, sydney

General anaesthesia relaxes muscles around the airway which can result in the airway becoming obstructed. Holding the jaw open or keeping the tongue out of the way were crucial. Often, brutal devices were used to open the jaw or pull the tongue forward to clear the airway.Set of four chrome plated metal tongue depressors of different sizes. Each depressor has been engraved with a number (1 - 4). Numbers 2 - 4 also have a metal tube that could be used to administer anaesthesia simultaneously. Numbers 2 - 3 also have cross-hatched grooves in the depressor and all have finger grips engraved into the handles.boyle-davis, airway management

This pharyngeal airway was captured at Tripoli, Syria in 1941 during World War II. It was a piece of equipment at the Italica Gens hospital.Metal airway device consisting of eight curved strips of metal joined together at the top and bottom by a flattened circle of metal. There is an additional metal circle joining the eight strips of metal approximately one third from the top.lumbard, mayo, pharyngeal, world war ii, italian, tripoli, second world war

This is an example of an early airway management device for anaesthesia. Hollow curved metal tube with flat plate at one end and two tube coming out of it, one curved to the left, one curved to the right.Engraved by hand on curve of tube: POE'S / ASA 1940 Engraved by hand on flat plate: Wood Stamped into flat plate: REGGERairway, poe, american society of anesthesiologists

Metal tube with a flat plate across the top with two additional metal tubes coming out of it and curved toward the right. The main tube is covered in rubber.airway, insufflation, gilbert brown, pharyngeal

The first pharyngeal tube was manufactured in 1913. This is a very early example of a curved modification of the original design. Metal tube with a flat plate inside a rubber tube. The rubber tubing extends much longer than the inner metal tube. There is a hole cut into the side of the outer tube through which the inner tube can be seen.Stamped into metal on flat piece: BT Stamped into metal on flat piece: ALLEN & HANBURYS LTD / LONDON Stamped into metal on underside of flat piece: JGairway, pharyngeal, phillip's, allen & hanburys, alfred hospital, melbourne, london

Captain Arthur Guedel was an American anesthetist who arrived at the Western Front with the American expeditionary force prior to America's official entry. He trained students in airway management and the monitoring of dept of anaesthesia using his chart board description of the signs and stages of anaesthesia. Black plastic tube, flattened and squared off, with a flat mouth plate. There is a metal inner tube which also has a flat plate.Stamped into metal flat plate: KING / 1 Moulded into plastic flat piece: KINGguedel, airway, pharyngeal, gilbert brown

Following the development of an ether mask that would exclude the inhalation of air, Ferguson has been attributed with the modification of a Hewitt's airway. Single aluminium tube with mouth prop covered in red rubber tube that has now adhered and not removable without damaging the rubber. There is a section cut out of the side of the rubber tubing through which the metal tube is visible.pharyngeal, frederick hewitt, alfred hospital, robert ferguson, airway

Chloroform was a popular anaesthetic agent in the early period of medical anaesthesia.Empty brown bottle of chloroform, with brown glass stopper.Printed on manufacturer's label: CHLOROFORM / B.P. / ANAESTHETIC / POISON / CHLOROFORM SHOULD BE KEPT IN A COOL / AND DARK PLACE. / W. J. BUSH & CO., LIMITED / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS / ASH GROVE, HACKNEY, LONDON / MADE IN ENGLANDchloroform, anaesthesia, w.j bush & co., london

Chloroform was a popular anaesthetic agent in the early years of medical anaesthesia. Brown glass bottle with smooth face and vertical ridged reverse. The front has a white manufacturer's label with another smaller label on the reverse. There is sealing wax over the lid. There is also a brown cardboard box and lid for storing the bottle. Moulded into side of cardboard box: BUSH Moulded into top of cardboard box: W.J. BUSH / & CO. LTD / LONDON E8 [partially obscured by manufacturer's label stuck over top]chloroform, anaesthesia, w.j bush & co. limited, london

Methoxyflurane Hydrogenated ether (ether with one or more hydrogen atoms replaced with a halogen atom). It is a powerful analgesic although is also a respiratory depressant. The use of Penthrane foreshadowed the patient controlled analgesia devices.Empty brown glass bottle with green manufacturer's label, with white writing and a white plastic lid. Green liquid measures have been printed on the side of the bottle.White sticker stuck to manufacturer's label: Expiration Date / Feb. 1, 1976 / Lot 854-1663analgesia, hydrogenated ether, self administration, methoxyflurane, abbott laboratories, penthrane

Set of brown and orange cuffed rubber tubes with an second, finer, rubber tube extending from the cuff. The tubes are all for use in oral endotracheal intubation.Versions of the following are printed in black ink on each of the tubes: [size] MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MAGILL'S TUBE / MADE IN ENGLAND or; [size] ORAL Medishield / MAGILL / CUFFED / MADE IN UNITED KINGDOMmagill, ivan, endotracheal, intubation, oral, cuffed, tube

The Laryngeal Mask Airway was invented in 1983 by British anaesthetist, Archie Brain.Yellow plastic tubing with a pink rubber laryngeal mask attached. There is an additional fine yellow tube threaded through the base of the rubber mask. Printed in black in along side: #4 LARYNGEAL MASK AUTOCLAVABLE INTAVENT 3:1laryngeal, brain, archie, endotracheal intubation, autoclavable

This endobronchial tube was invented by Sir Ivan Magill. It can be identified as pre 1948, as from that time on the wire spiral was eliminated from the body of the tubes. Sir Ivan Magill is famous for his involvement in modern anaesthesia. He worked closely alongside plastic surgeon Harold Gillies in the treatment of facial injuries sustained in World War 1. He was responsible for many items of anaesthetic equipment, but most particularly the single-tube technique of endotracheal anaesthesia.Tightly wound wire spiral tube with metal 'T' nozzle at the opposite end.magill, endotracheal, tube

Francis Percival de Caux invented this endotracheal tube which was devised for use during nitrous oxide/oxygen anaesthesia. Though he wasn't the first to use a two-tube method of anaesthesia, de Caux's invention was particularly effective; in 1930 he reported having given 20,868 nitrous oxide/oxygen anaesthetics in a four year period without a fatality. A long flexible metal tube formed from tightly wound metal with a small bulbous introducer at the distal end. The tube is mostly encased in a metal and rubber sheath. The proximal end has a finger ring and screw clamp.endotracheal, de caux, airway, nitrous oxide, anaesthesia

This is the first iteration of a pharyngeal tube devised by Hewitt in 1913.Round metal tube with a brown rubber tubing sleeve around the outside.Engraved on flat portion of metal tube: MEDICAL SUPPLY / LONDONfrederick hewitt, pharyngeal, intubation, medical supply, london, alfred hospital, melbourne

The evolution of endotracheal intubation for anaesthesia was a slow process. Franz Kuhn (1806-1929), a head and neck surgeon working in Kassel, Germany, between 1902 and 1911, is said to have done more than any other to obtain general recognition for endotracheal anaesthesia. Kuhn's tube, is a flexible metal one inserted on a stilette which was then withdrawn. The tube was then secured with an elastic neck strap and connected by a rubber tube to a Trendelenburg cone. The glottis was packed with oiled gauze. Metal spiral tube with elaborate handle at one end and rounded at the other. There is a metal clasp at the base of the handle which all forms part of the endotracheal tube. Inside the tube is a curved metal piece that functions as an introducer.kuhn, endotracheal, airway, intubation

This is an early example of an endotracheal tube (c.1932) invented by Ivan Magill. The shattered faces and jaws of wounded soldiers presented real difficulties for the administration of anaesthesia. Ivan Magill and Stanley Rowbotham developed endotracheal tubes for these procedures that were more efficient and practical than the earlier insufflation catheters.The attached safety pin was used to prevent the loss of the tube down the patient's nose. Orange/brown rubber tubing with a bevelled edge at one end a safety pin stuck through the other end. This tube was used for nasal endotracheal intubation.Printed in black ink on tube: NO. 5 NASAL A. CHARLES KING LTD. MAGILL'S TUBE 27 / BRITISH MADEmagill, endotracheal, intubation, nasal, a. charles king ltd, england

This is an early example of an endotracheal tube invented by Ivan Magill. The shattered faces and jaws of wounded soldiers presented real difficulties for the administration of anaesthesia. Ivan Magill and Stanley Rowbotham developed endotracheal tubes for these procedures that were more efficient and practical than the earlier insufflation catheters.The attached safety pin was used to prevent the loss of the tube down the patient's nose.Brown rubber tubing with three pairs of holes at one end and a bevelled edge at the other for nasal endotracheal intubation. There is a large safety pin stuck through the first pair of holes.magill, ivan, endotracheal, intubation, nasal, airway

This is an early example of a cuffed pharyngeal tube. The cuffed airway was a significant development in pharyngeal tubes as it helped to protect the airway from blood and secretions. Black rubber tubing with spiral metal inner tube and red rubber pump mechanism attachedMoulded onto rubber bulb: Tycos Moulded onto rubber connector: MADE ONLY FOR PATENTEE / INDIA TYRE AND RUBBER CO / INCHINNAN / SCOTLAND Moulded into metal connection: Tycos / LONDONpharyngeal, ndia rubber & tyre company, airway, cuffed, scotland, tycos

Until suction became available in the 1930s, maintenance of a clear airway during oral and nasal surgery relied on posturing of the patient, mopping with sponges or the temporary placement of swabs or throat guards. Removal of surgical debris such as polyps, blood clots or foreign bodies could only be effected by the finger or devices such as probangs. The Probang is inserted blind (perhaps guided by a finger), the main shaft can then be held in the left hand whilst the right hand withdraws the inner tube. This results in a fanning out of the linear strands which are visible proximal to the tip. Held in this position the instrument is withdrawn and is supposed to scoop out the offending mass. Long flexible metal rod covered in gum resin sheath with a ring grip at the proximal end and a smooth metal rounded edge tip for insertion into the airway for clearing of obstructive matter.Stamped onto gum resin sheath: MADE FOR / CARL ZOELLER BRISBANE / GERMANY Stamped onto gum resin sheath in gold leaf: [indecipherable - presumably manufacturer's label]probang, flexible, oral, airway, horsehair, anaesthesia, obstruction, dr sharkey, lidcombe state hospital

Amber coloured glass bottle with moulded ridges along the outer sphere. Bottle has cork stopper with metal top. White manufacturer's label is adhered to front of bottle with blue and red printed ink.Stamped in red ink onto metal lid: WOOLWICH / ELLIOTT Stamped in black ink on manufacturer's label: JAN 1964ether, woolwich elliott, sydney

Ether in oil was used for rectal anaesthesia. Rectal anaesthesia offered a way to administer anaesthesia when using a mask was impractical, such as oral or respiratory tract surgery. Undiluted ether was irritating to the bowel and even proved to be fatal. Ether in oil, developed in 1913, minimized irritation with no reported deaths.Empty clear glass bottle with cork stopper which has become dislodged and is now inside the bottle. The bottle has a white label with handwriting on the front. The bottle has been decanted.Handwritten in ink: Ether in Oil / = parts Stamped in red ink on top left corner of label: CAU... [faded and almost indecipherable]ether, ether in oil, rectal administration, anaesthesia