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AN EXPANDING ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY.
762 with intelligence the treatment
being
carried out
New Inventions.
upon patients in the wards around her. Every nurse-and the author particularly mentions the home nurse in her preface-will be glad of the numerous recipes provided at the end of the book. There are also interesting tables of comparative food values and contents, which will be appreciated by the more advanced student. A good index completes a little book which is sure to be useful, not alone to nurses beginning their career, but also in perhaps greater degree to ward sisters who wish to keep abreast of modern teaching.
.
AN EXPANDING ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY. THE expanding artificial airway shown in the illustration is designed to hold forward the base of the tongue and the epiglottis during the prolonged administration of anaesthetics. It is placed in position with the posterior ends in apposition, forming an ordinary flattened tube. By means of a small screw the posterior portion is then made to open, as shown in the diagram, the lower and anterior portion
carrying
.T2.rt,-book of Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses and Masseuses. By R. H. ROBBINS, M.D., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.A., Assistant Lecturer and Senior Demonstrator, Anatomy Department, St. Mary’s Hospital. London : Same publishers as above. 1928. Pp. 411. 10s. 6d. BASED as it is on the requirements of the syllabus of the Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics, this book should be highly acceptable to those preparing for these examinations and should at the same time make a ready appeal to nurses entering for the State examination or the diploma in nursing. To deal adequately with both anatomy and physiology in one small volume is not easy, and it might have been better to allocate a separate book to each subject or, alternatively, to expand the work. The appendices will be tound useful and also the glossary of technical terms. Materia Medicafor Nurses.
By
with it the base
tongue. Counterto prevent the pressure, airway being pushed out of the
of the mouth when it is opened, is secured by the projecting plate on the upper
surface,which, being
inserted behind the upper
incisors, limits movement in
a
forward
direction.
Provision for edentulous
is made by two holes, one on each side of the forward opening, wherein tapes can be inserted and tied behind the head. I have found this airwav of the utmost value in long operations on the head and neck, where it is essential for the anaesthetist to be out of the way of the surgeon, and the necessity for the introduction of endo-tracheal catheters is thereby avoided in a larger number of cases. In addition, the clear airway ensured greatly increases the safety of the patient and the comfort of the nursing staff during the transport of an anaesthetised patient from the operating theatre back to bed, as the jaw does not have to be held forward constantly. It is necessary for the patient to be well under and properly relaxed before the airway can be introduced, otherwise some trauma may occur in introducing it, and the tongue, if rigid, is not gripped and pushed forward. Once in place, however, the airway will be found to be tolerated with a much lighter degree of anaesthesia. the apparatus is made by 1’vtessrs. A. Uharles limg, Ltd., 34, Devonshire-street, London, W. REGINALD KARN, M.C., M.R.C.S. Eng. London, W.
patients
A. Mum CRAW-
M.D., F.R.F.P.S.G., Professor of Materia Medica, St. Mungo’s College,. Glasgow; Assistant Physician, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. London: H. K. Lewis and Co., Ltd. Pp. 86. 3s. 6d.
FORD,
THE virtue of this small book lies in the summary form of dealing with an exhaustive subject. One of the most interesting chapters is devoted to sources from which drugs arc obtained, and forms a sound foundation upon which to base information as to their properties. Only those medicaments in common daily use have been considered, but references to vaccines, sera, and the important therapeutic substances obtained from the animal kingdom are included. This book is well arranged and its price brings it within the reach of every nurse.
BONE SHEARS. THE principal point about the bone forceps here illustrated is that they have a shear action which enables one to cut the rib, leaving a perfectly clean uncrushed surface, and using the minimum of force. The character of the blades enables the blade to be inserted under the rib, even when the ribs are close together, with the e minimum of risk of damaging otherr parts, and the blades can also be slid alongI the ribs under tissues and so cut even at distance, if necessary, from the wound. To accomplish this a right and left handed pair are necessary. The whole design gives maximum strength with a minimum
HEMOGLOBIN. The Respiratory Function of the Blood. Second edition. Part II. Haemoglobin. By J. BARCROCT. London: Cambridge University Press. 1928. With 63 Text Figs. Pp. 200. 12s. 6d.
Prof. Barcroft continues the instalments in which he is issuing the second edition of his book. This one deals with haemoglobin as a chemical substance ; it ends with a particularly clear illustration of the fact that haemoglobin, as such, is not the same thing as haemoglobin inside red corpuscles, and this aspect of the respiratory function of the blood is reserved for a third volume. Great advances have been made in recent years towards an understanding of the constitution of haemoglobin, especially from the comparative point of view, and Prof. Barcroft gives an eminently clear, and what is more, readable account of the changes which have come about. It is particularly interesting to see how the pioneering weight. The Holborn Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd., are the observations of Dr. MacMunn, made in a shed at the bottom of his garden in the intervals of a busy manufacturers. practice at Wolverhampton, have at last ripened, H. MORRISTON DAVIES, M.D. Camb., F.R.C.S. Eng. along with those of Dr. H. C. Sorby, of Sheffield, I, Ruthin, N. Wales. into conspicuous new fields of knowledge. No one interested in haemoglobin can possibly do without the book; it is not a complete encyclopaedia for A STREET-SWEEPER’S COLLECTION.-Mr. Edward reference, but an informative account which cannot Goodwin, a Derby street-sweeper, has, since 1919, collected fail to stimulate further work. The provisional state B1750 for the hospitals of that town. He obtains the money of our present knowledge is clear. regular visits to clubs, public-houses, and football matches.
athe
.
by
being
carried out
New Inventions.
upon patients in the wards around her. Every nurse-and the author particularly mentions the home nurse in her preface-will be glad of the numerous recipes provided at the end of the book. There are also interesting tables of comparative food values and contents, which will be appreciated by the more advanced student. A good index completes a little book which is sure to be useful, not alone to nurses beginning their career, but also in perhaps greater degree to ward sisters who wish to keep abreast of modern teaching.
.
AN EXPANDING ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY. THE expanding artificial airway shown in the illustration is designed to hold forward the base of the tongue and the epiglottis during the prolonged administration of anaesthetics. It is placed in position with the posterior ends in apposition, forming an ordinary flattened tube. By means of a small screw the posterior portion is then made to open, as shown in the diagram, the lower and anterior portion
carrying
.T2.rt,-book of Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses and Masseuses. By R. H. ROBBINS, M.D., B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.A., Assistant Lecturer and Senior Demonstrator, Anatomy Department, St. Mary’s Hospital. London : Same publishers as above. 1928. Pp. 411. 10s. 6d. BASED as it is on the requirements of the syllabus of the Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics, this book should be highly acceptable to those preparing for these examinations and should at the same time make a ready appeal to nurses entering for the State examination or the diploma in nursing. To deal adequately with both anatomy and physiology in one small volume is not easy, and it might have been better to allocate a separate book to each subject or, alternatively, to expand the work. The appendices will be tound useful and also the glossary of technical terms. Materia Medicafor Nurses.
By
with it the base
tongue. Counterto prevent the pressure, airway being pushed out of the
of the mouth when it is opened, is secured by the projecting plate on the upper
surface,which, being
inserted behind the upper
incisors, limits movement in
a
forward
direction.
Provision for edentulous
is made by two holes, one on each side of the forward opening, wherein tapes can be inserted and tied behind the head. I have found this airwav of the utmost value in long operations on the head and neck, where it is essential for the anaesthetist to be out of the way of the surgeon, and the necessity for the introduction of endo-tracheal catheters is thereby avoided in a larger number of cases. In addition, the clear airway ensured greatly increases the safety of the patient and the comfort of the nursing staff during the transport of an anaesthetised patient from the operating theatre back to bed, as the jaw does not have to be held forward constantly. It is necessary for the patient to be well under and properly relaxed before the airway can be introduced, otherwise some trauma may occur in introducing it, and the tongue, if rigid, is not gripped and pushed forward. Once in place, however, the airway will be found to be tolerated with a much lighter degree of anaesthesia. the apparatus is made by 1’vtessrs. A. Uharles limg, Ltd., 34, Devonshire-street, London, W. REGINALD KARN, M.C., M.R.C.S. Eng. London, W.
patients
A. Mum CRAW-
M.D., F.R.F.P.S.G., Professor of Materia Medica, St. Mungo’s College,. Glasgow; Assistant Physician, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. London: H. K. Lewis and Co., Ltd. Pp. 86. 3s. 6d.
FORD,
THE virtue of this small book lies in the summary form of dealing with an exhaustive subject. One of the most interesting chapters is devoted to sources from which drugs arc obtained, and forms a sound foundation upon which to base information as to their properties. Only those medicaments in common daily use have been considered, but references to vaccines, sera, and the important therapeutic substances obtained from the animal kingdom are included. This book is well arranged and its price brings it within the reach of every nurse.
BONE SHEARS. THE principal point about the bone forceps here illustrated is that they have a shear action which enables one to cut the rib, leaving a perfectly clean uncrushed surface, and using the minimum of force. The character of the blades enables the blade to be inserted under the rib, even when the ribs are close together, with the e minimum of risk of damaging otherr parts, and the blades can also be slid alongI the ribs under tissues and so cut even at distance, if necessary, from the wound. To accomplish this a right and left handed pair are necessary. The whole design gives maximum strength with a minimum
HEMOGLOBIN. The Respiratory Function of the Blood. Second edition. Part II. Haemoglobin. By J. BARCROCT. London: Cambridge University Press. 1928. With 63 Text Figs. Pp. 200. 12s. 6d.
Prof. Barcroft continues the instalments in which he is issuing the second edition of his book. This one deals with haemoglobin as a chemical substance ; it ends with a particularly clear illustration of the fact that haemoglobin, as such, is not the same thing as haemoglobin inside red corpuscles, and this aspect of the respiratory function of the blood is reserved for a third volume. Great advances have been made in recent years towards an understanding of the constitution of haemoglobin, especially from the comparative point of view, and Prof. Barcroft gives an eminently clear, and what is more, readable account of the changes which have come about. It is particularly interesting to see how the pioneering weight. The Holborn Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd., are the observations of Dr. MacMunn, made in a shed at the bottom of his garden in the intervals of a busy manufacturers. practice at Wolverhampton, have at last ripened, H. MORRISTON DAVIES, M.D. Camb., F.R.C.S. Eng. along with those of Dr. H. C. Sorby, of Sheffield, I, Ruthin, N. Wales. into conspicuous new fields of knowledge. No one interested in haemoglobin can possibly do without the book; it is not a complete encyclopaedia for A STREET-SWEEPER’S COLLECTION.-Mr. Edward reference, but an informative account which cannot Goodwin, a Derby street-sweeper, has, since 1919, collected fail to stimulate further work. The provisional state B1750 for the hospitals of that town. He obtains the money of our present knowledge is clear. regular visits to clubs, public-houses, and football matches.
athe
.
by