Hospital for Sick Children · Health Sciences
A brown-grey handheld instrument with a white dial on its upper face and a black plastic lanyard fixed to one end. The words “HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN” have been engraved on the upper face below the dial.
The instrument comes with two different corded fingertip pickups that are used with the instrument.
Accession Number: 2024.sk.7
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Primary Materials: Plastic, Metal.
Scratched onto the top surface of the unit: “HOSPITAL// FOR// SICK CHILDREN”
Blue embossed label on the side: “DEPT. ANAESTHESIA”
Dimensions (cm): Height = 4.5, Width = 7.5, Length = 15.
This instrument measures pulse rate in beats per minute. It was likely used to monitor patients under anesthesia.
This instrument is well worn, but is in good cosmetic condition. The screw securing the bottom surface is heavily worn.
Associated Instruments:
San-Ei Instrument Co ., Ltd ., Tokyo, Japan.
Date of Manufacture: Mid-to-late 20th c.
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