General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

14

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Card stock; paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.1 cm

Width

12.1 cm

Height

9.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ICI

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Manchester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.

Function

To contain and protect its contents, in this case several ampoules of anaesthetic in individual packaging

Technical

Pioneered by Imperial Chemical Industries in Britain, its development was hailed as an anesthetic revolution. Originally thought to possess less hepatotoxicity than chloroform, and without the unpleasant pungency and flammability of ether, TCE use was nonetheless soon found to have several pitfalls. These included promotion of cardiac arrhythmias, low volatility and high solubility preventing quick anesthetic induction, reactions with soda lime used in carbon dioxide absorbing systems, prolonged neurologic dysfunction when used with soda lime, and evidence of hepatotoxicity as had been found with chloroform

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

White sticker on proper right: "Box 72" written in blue ink

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Card stock with brown covering and a grey strip of paper glued to the back and bottom

Decoration

N/A