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Haemostatic set, London, England, 1871-1900
Postpartum bleeding is the expulsion of excess blood, mucus and tissue after giving birth. This pocket haemostatic set attempts to control it. The kit derives its name from a medical term for blood, ‘haem’, and a word for stopping, ‘static’. The kit contains forceps, catheter, director and scoop, thread and three bottles. The forceps and thread were for the umbilical cord. One of the bottles was f…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- haemostatic set
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- haemostatic set
Providing institution
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- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0064848
Identifier
- L0064848
- Science Museum A23874
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- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:49:58.246Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:49:58.246Z