Note on Rumbold's method of treatment of catarrhal inflammations of the upper air passages / by Ely McClellan.

  • McClellan, Ely, 1834-1893.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Note on Rumbold's method of treatment of catarrhal inflammations of the upper air passages / by Ely McClellan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    with a handle S inches in length. The blades are inch long, and are so attached to the han- dle as to be readily reversible. The blades are flat and sufficiently wide to protect the membrane from contact with the hot instrument when a treat- ment is made. This instrument admits of free in- spection of the anterior nares, and may be used in all operations. (See Cut 3.) IV. The Rumbold •pharyngeal mirror is a most ingenious instrument. The mirror is controlled by a spring upon the handle, by means of which it can be placed at and maintained in position of various angles without being removed and with- out the patient’s knowledge. The holder is so arranged that mirrors of various sizes and shapes may be employed. (See Cut 4.) V. Suitable illu7nination. Light from a clear sky, reflected by a concave mirror attached by means of an elastic band to the forehead of the operator, has been thought to be the best illumi- nator. Its use, however, is open to the objection that sunlight is not always attainable, and that the use of the mirror upon the forehead becomes exceeding irksome. It is therefore thought best that, in the treatment of this class of diseases, the operator should accustom himself to artificial illumination. The Tobold illuminator, applied to either a gas or coal oil burner, are the measures most in use and are very satisfactory in examina- tions. The A. M. Leslie Surgical Instrument Company have recently furnished me with a bat- tery of three Turner cells which, by means of an Edison two candle power light, furnishes a per- fectly satisfactory illumination. I do not know but what it is far more satisfactory than any other means at my command. VI. Compressed air.—The simplest means of obtaining compressed air will be found in the soft