This machine is a blood gas analyser, made by Sandoz Products, around 1978. It is a machine used in healthcare settings that analyses a small blood sample to measure the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in a patient, as well as the acid-base level in their bloodstream, all vital information for monitoring how a patient is fairing.

This manual and components are used with a blood gas analyser, made by Sandoz Products, around 1978. It is a machine used in healthcare settings that analyses a small blood sample to measure the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in a patient, as well as the acid-base level in their bloodstream, all vital information for monitoring how a patient is fairing.

This trolley was used to hold a blood gas analyser, made by Sandoz Products, around 1978. It is a machine used in healthcare settings that analyses a small blood sample to measure the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in a patient, as well as the acid-base level in their bloodstream, all vital information for monitoring how a patient is fairing. Placing the machine on a trolley like this made it portable so it could be brought onto patient wards for frequent blood sample monitoring.