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Title

Ethyl Chloride Bottle

Description

Ethyl chloride bottle, in cardboard box. Used as a local anaesthesia by spraying onto the skin surface until a frost was obtained. Used for quick induction of anaesthesia in children by spraying onto an open mask until c 1950.

Date

c. 1985

Identifier

1998/1.2

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 15 cm

Materials

Glass, metal, cardboard.

Ethyl Chloride Bottle

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 15 cm

Materials

Glass, metal, cardboard.

Files

Ethyl Chloride Bottle
Ethyl Chloride Bottle
Ethyl Chloride Bottle

Collection

Citation

“Ethyl Chloride Bottle,” Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/756.