Hewitt's artificial airway tube used by Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green

Historical information

The airway was manufactured in four sizes - Infant, Children, Adult Medium and Adult Large. The use of this type of red rubber tubing was discontinued in the late 1950s when a thinner, more moulded rubber with chromium-plated incut tubes was introduced into public hospital throughout Australia.

Physical description

Airway tube. Consists of a red rubber tube, 2cm in width. The tube is cured at one end, and attached to metal flange/mount at the other end.

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