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Spinal needle, with trocar, nickel plated brass body, by Bailey and Son, London, military issue, 1914-1918
Hollow, hypodermic needles like this one are used to examine the delicate area of the spine, inject or drain fluids and to administer anaesthetics. Made from nickel-plated steel, the needle has a hollow tapered point, called a trocar, which is for fluids. The needle would have been part of a military surgeon’s equipment during the First World War.
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- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Identifier:
- A619121
- type:
- hypodermic needle
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- medical instrument
- drug delivery device
- hypodermic syringe
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- surgical equipment
- surgical instrument
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