https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/8bdc0f1dae96b6174de60747fe9abce8.jpg 3eda8a14e0bb06d5eab4111709a83327 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/597bdb4d9669fe861111154ea7cc0623.jpg f38121e25df06d6bd303ecbddf6dd995 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object Length: 19.1 cm Materials Nickel Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tracheotomy Set Description An account of the resource Tracheotomy, or Tracheostomy, set containing one sharp hook, one blunt hook, one scalpel, one pair of dilating forceps, and three cannulae. Before the advent of antibiotics and routine inoculation, diphtheria was a common infectious disease requiring urgent treatment. The main problem was the rapid production of a grey thick membrane at the entrance to the fauces (back of the throat). As it thickened it began to make breathing increasingly difficult. Children, systematically weakened by the toxins produced by the disease and with naturally narrow airways, could die from suffocation without immediate relief. The contents of this box contain all the instruments required for such an intervention. The child was laid on his/her back with a support under the shoulder to expose the windpipe- this makes the trachea easily identified under the skin by its rings of cartilage. An incision was made into the trachea with a scalpel. Enlarging the wound vertically enabled the edges to be grasped with retraction hooks, allowing a tracheostomy tube to be inserted and secured in place by tape around the neck. This procedure would usually take less than a minute to perform, resulting in immediate relief for the patient. During the diphtheria epidemic in the 1930s, staff in fever hospitals may have been required to perform such a procedure up to 4 or 5 times in the course of one night. (Description provided by Mr Roy Miller FRCS(Glasg), Honorary Librarian). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1930s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1997/7.1 ENT Instrument Surgery