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Image Not Available for "Toad Stool" Style Patient Support
"Toad Stool" Style Patient Support
Image Not Available for "Toad Stool" Style Patient Support

"Toad Stool" Style Patient Support

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1739)
Object NameSupport
MediumSteel
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions18.3 x 15.3 x 15.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2000 by Morag Middleton.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS069533
About MeThis "toad stool" style item was used to raise and support a patient when applying a bandage on the hip area or when working with an amputee. Padded when used.
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possibly 1950-1960
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1960s - 1980s
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1960s - 1980s
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