| Title | Drop Counting Stop Watch |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date | 20th c. |
| Subject | Equipment and Supplies
Equipment and Supplies -- history
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| Description | 1 x 5.25 x 5.25." "Stop watch in silver metal case. developed at the Medical University. This stop watch was the first quick means to determine IV flow rate. pulse and respiration. Nurses always started the count with one when it should start with zero. This device measured the space between the drops and calculated the hourly rate. Similarly with respiration the nurse counted a given number of breaths and/ pluses and it calculated the rate per minute. (See paper #59. T.S. Hargest. CV)" |
| Digital Collection | Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
| Web Site | http://www.library.musc.edu/page.php?id=692 |
| Holding Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library. |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Lowcountry
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| Digitization Specifications | Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm |
| Date Digital | 2010-08-11 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 0.6 |
| Note | Belonged to and given by Mr. T.S. Hargest. Developed at MUSC. |
| CONTENTdm number | 790 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 791.jpg |
