Set, Blood Collecting
Object number2009.18.11
Manufacturer
Burron Medical Products, Inc.
Date1963
OriginBethlehem, PA
Mediumpaper; plastic
Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh
DescriptionRectangular paper box containing Blood Recipient Set; the box is sealed in a plastic bag.Dimensions3 x 2.325 x 10 in. (7.6 x 5.9 x 25.4 cm)MarksText printed on obverse: "6515-558-1509 / BLOOD RECIPIENT SET, / INDIRECT TRANSFUSION, / Disposal Type, FIELD / are Sterile and Pyrongen Free. / SET IS READY FOR USE / BURRON MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC. / BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA".
Long sides of box have visual directions on product's use.
Short sides, "6515-558-1509 / BLOOD RECIPIENT SET, / INDIRECT TRANSFUSION, / Disposal Type, FIELD".
Stamp, green, on obverse, "LOT 776 MFD 8-63".
Reverse has visual and textual directions on product's use.
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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