Title
Tracheotomy tube
Subject
Tracheotomy
Trachea—Surgery
Description
Tracheotomy tubes were used for a variety of purposes, generally to gain access to the trachea. They were used to administer a tracheotomy, inserted after a tracheotomy to relieve breathing obstructions, remove a foreign body, exploration of the trachea, do a biopsy, remove a lesion, etc. (Lisa Cox, University of Guelph)
Rusty
Date
ca. 1900s
Rights
Colebourn Family Archive. Terms & Conditions.
Format
6.3 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm
Identifier
VB037/VB037b