Surgical Supplies
- One instrument roll, 80 cents.
- One paper medium size safety pins, 10 cents.
- One paper medium size common pins, 5 cents.
- One-half dozen assorted gauze bandage, size one-to three-inch; 10 cents each.
- Two yards sterilized plain gauze in carton, 20 cents yard.
- Four ounces sterilized absorbent cotton in carton, 20 cents.
- One roll three-inch adhesive plaster, $1.
- One-fourth dozen silk ligature braided, in glass tube fitted with half curved needles, 30 cents a tube.
- One card braided silk ligature, assorted on one card (white), about 30 cents.
- One-half dozen assorted egg-eyed surgeon's needles, half to full curve, 50 cents.
- One ounce Squibb's surgical powder, 50 cents oz.; or a like amount of camphophenique powder, $1.
- One hundred Bernay's antiseptic tablets (blue), 25 cents.
- Two five-inch hemostatic forceps (Kelly's), about $1 each.
- One pair straight, sharp-pointed surgeon's shears, about $1.25.
- One needle holder (Emmet's), $2.50.
- One splinter forcep, may be used also for dressing forcep. This forcep should neither have mouse tooth jaws nor serrated jaws, and should run to a fine point; 50 cents.
- One hypodermic syringe, all metal, in metal case, $1.50.
- One one-minute clinical thermometer in metal case; will cost about $1.25, according to reliability. The best registered instrument is cheapest.
- One number 9 soft rubber catheter, 25 cents.
- One cake surgical soap, in metal box, 75 cents.
The above will comprise practically everything that may be found absolutely necessary. With them the ingenious man can perform practically every minor surgical operation that he would care to undertake. If he cares for a more elaborate outfit he may add the following:
- One yard oiled silk, in tube, 75 cents.
- One pure rubber fountain syringe, $1.75.
- Four ounces creolin, in metal screw-cap bottle, 25 cents oz.
- One or more first aid packages at 50 cents per package.
- One emergency tourniquet, $1.25.
- Eight ounces carron oil for burns, 25 cents oz.
The size of the surgical outfit will depend, of course, upon the size of the party. The dressings and things that will be destroyed will necessarily have to be increased in proportion to the number of the party.