Summary
St John's Ambulance tourniquet. Tourniquets were traditionally applied to snake bite victims between the bite and the heart to keep the venom away from the circulation. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
Physical Description
Tourniquet and instruction leaflet. Strap with buckle and 2 wooden attachments (pad and twister)
Significance
Example of equipment kept on hand at CSL for antivenom work
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 24 Mar 2004
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Supplier
St John's Ambulance Association, St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, circa 1950
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User
CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 45 Poplar Road, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Classification
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
385 mm (Length), 100 mm (Width), 30 mm (Height)
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Overall Dimensions
38.5 cm (Length), 10 cm (Width), 3 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Ambulances, Anti-Venoms, Laboratory Apparatus & Equipment, Snakes
