TM 8-611: Surgical Instruments, Indirect Blood Transfusion Apparatus, and Miscellaneous Surgical Supplies: Care and Maintenance

TM 8-611 Surgical Instruments, Indirect Blood Transfusion Apparatus, and Miscellaneous Surgical Supplies: Care and Maintenance

TM 8-611

Surgical Instruments, Indirect Blood Transfusion Apparatus, and Miscellaneous Surgical Supplies: Care and Maintenance

Army · TM · Jan 1944 · 18 pages

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aaah "y ao 7 AY + Section I GENERAL I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This manual is published for the information and guidance of all personnel charged with the care and maintenance of various surgical instruments, indirect blood transfusion apparatus, rubber goods, glass syringes, syringe needles, and surgical needles. Only care and maintenance are discussed, because repairs, except those of a minor nature, are not ordinarily attempted in the field. 2. DESCRIPTION. a. Surgical instruments require constant care. They comprise one of the most important aids of the surgeon in the efÏcient performance of any operative procedure. Instruments are not mass produced but are the handiwork of highly skilled artisans. The supply of good instruments is limited, and the instruments themselves are costly.

DesignationTM 8-611

EditionJan 1944

StatusSuperseded

Pages18

FunctionMedical TCCC

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)