A handbook of obstetrical nursing for nurses, students, and mothers. Comprising the course of instruction in obstetrical nursing given to the pupils of the training school for nurses connected with (14591703060)

Identifier: handbookofob00full (find matches)
Title: A handbook of obstetrical nursing for nurses, students, and mothers. Comprising the course of instruction in obstetrical nursing given to the pupils of the training school for nurses connected with the Woman's hospital of Philadelphia
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Fullerton, Anna M. (Anna Martha), 1853-1938 Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia. Training School for Nurses
Subjects: Maternity nursing
Publisher: Philadelphia, P. Blakiston, son & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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ndrical reservoir of metal takes the place ofthe hot-water jars in the lower compartment of thecouveuse. This reservoir is filled by means of ametallic funnel fastened to one end of the box andcommunicating with the cylinder through a metallictube. The overflow of the cylinder is provided for by acurved metallic tube at the lower part of thecylinder beneath the inlet through which thereservoir is filled. The air enters by a register on one side of thecouveuse instead of at the end, as in Tarniersapparatus. The other portions of the apparatus arethe same as Tarniers. The metallic cylinder is capable of holding tenlitres of liquid (a litre is a little over a quart). Tostart the apparatus, about five litres of boiling 190 OBSTETRICAL NURSING. water should be poured in, after which three litresmay be poured in every four hours. When tenlitres are contained in the cylinder,*the overflow-pipe carries off the excess. Auvard suggestshaving two vessels, capable of holding three litres Fig. 31.
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Auvards Couveuse (Interior View). each, keeping one under the escape-pipe and theother over the fire, reheating the water in the vesselfilled by the escape-pipe and having it in readi-ness for the next change. The two vessels may * Archives de Tocologie. THE AILMENTS OF EARLY INFANCY. I9I be thus used alternately, and but little time con-sumed in the heating of the apparatus as comparedwith that required in the use of Tarniers inven-tion. To empty the cylinder, a rubber tube is attachedto the escape-pipes, by which it is made to act as a Fig. 32.