Historical information
This multi-purpose kit contains drugs for resuscitation, sedation and local anaesthetic. It could also assist in the delivery of a baby. The kit holds a selection of pharmaceuticals that would most likely have been used by a general practitioner anywhere between the 1950s and 1980s.
Physical description
Square cardboard box containing 100 separate ampoules of pharmaceuticals. Each ampoule is held in place by a cardboard cover with a round cut-out to match the ampoule. There are ten rows of ten.
Inscriptions & markings
Handwritten in blue ink on side of box: OCTAPRESSIN
Handwritten in blue ink on top of box: 5 units / 100mls saline
Handwritten in blue ink on side of box: OCTAPRESSIN / PLV2
Stamped in black ink on manufacturer's label on side of box: Physician's Sample / not for sale / Batch 62 164
Subjects
- mestinon,
- chlorpheniramine maleate,
- lobeline-hydrochloride b.p.c.,
- adrenalin tartrate,
- isuprel hcl,
- vandid,
- alupent,
- plv2,
- ephedrine hydrochloride,
- atropine sulphate,
- metaraminol,
- pituitrin,
- ergometrine maleate,
- procaine,
- largactil chlorpromaz,
- roche,
- glaxo-allenburys,
- boots,
- boehringer & ingelheim
