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LicenseCanvas and leather first aid filed case
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Canvas and leather first aid filed case
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Canvas and leather first aid filed case, containing bandages and splints, used by German Army during 1st World War, German, 1914-1918
Filled with bandages and wooden splints, this canvas and leather first aid case was used by the German Army during the First World War. Splints were mainly used to stabilise broken bones in the arms and legs, keeping them rigid until further medical treatment was available.
Written in German, the label on the inside details the contents of the case.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A656286
- type:
- first aid kit
