Anesthesia Mask, c. 1900
Item
Title
Anesthesia Mask, c. 1900
Description
This wire frame anesthesia mask was used to cover a patient’s mouth and nose during surgery. Called “open anesthesia,” the wire frame was covered with a fabric or cotton gauze and either ether or chloroform was dripped onto the covering. The patient inhaled this mixture of evaporated anesthetic and air to remain unconscious during procedures.
Identifier
4.2a.10
Rights
Courtesy of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Subject
Department of Anatomy