Set, Intravenous

Object number2009.18.13

Datec. 1957

OriginBethlehem, PA

OriginKingston, PA

Mediumcardboard; adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh

DescriptionSealed cardboard box containing intravenous injection set.Dimensions7.25 x 6.625 x 6.75 in. (18.4 x 16.8 x 17.1 cm)
MarksPrinted on front side, "6515-342-6850 (V-244) / INTRAVENOUS INJECTION SET, / DISPOSABLE TYPE, FIELD. / 12 SETS / MPA-30-287-MD-27396 / O.I.N 255972 / R.K. LAROS CO. BETHLEHEM, PA. / (KINGSTON, PA.) / DATE PKD 12-57 / LOT NO. 826M".
Box information printed on opposite side.
Historical NotesCollection of Civilian Defense Emergency Medical Supplies from a Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital in Pittsburgh. These 200-bed emergency hospitals were set up at designated sites around the country in case of a nuclear war in the 1950s.

Related institution Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital

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