General Information

Serial #

313

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal frame & works; wooden headboard; rubber or synthetic covered wheels & electrical cord.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

198.0 cm

Width

91.4 cm

Height

91.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MCKESSON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Toledo

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This bed was presumably used in Ottawa area, at Ottawa Civic Hospital.

Function

To provide support for reclining or supine user. Optional rocking movement of bed is possible. Assists in ventilation by intermittently causing the diaphragm to move up and down creating a "pumping" motion in the chest and thus, helping air to go in and out of the lungs.

Technical

Allowed for a more comfortable patient experience due to various inclines as well as allowing attendants to easily access patients. McKesson Respir-aid Rocking Bed is designed to aid respiration in certain diseases of the nervous system, particularly poliomyelitis, and to aid the circulation in cases of peripheral vascular disease. The apparatus is a bed with the spring and mattress so mounted that they can oscillate. The moving parts are provided with rests for the feet and shoulders to keep the patient from sliding back and forth on the mattress.2

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MCKESSON" printed on plate on one side of bed frame, near base. Decal, above, is damaged; reads in part "ACCEPTED/ [illegible]/ AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION" printed on decal, above. "13177" stencilled in black, below. Control panel reads in part "MCKESSON/ RESPIRAID ROCKING BED", "ON/ OFF/ SWITCH/ TURN SPEED/ CONTROL TO "0"/ BEFORE TURNING/ ON", "INCREASE/ DECREASE/ INCLINATION/ ADJUST/ TO/ DESIRED ANGLE" and "SPEED CONTROL/ ADJUST TO DESIRED SPEED". Plate to left of control panel reads "MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO./ MODEL/ 468/ SER. NO./ 313/ TOLEDO OHIO U.S.A.". NB: Motor (& plate)inaccessible at time of cataloguing.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Bed frame has grey enamel finish, save headboard which is brown wood.

Decoration

N/A