Nurses Uniforms
The original uniform was a dress covered by a bib and apron.
Later it was changed to a one-piece dress
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Straight Jacket This was used to restrain patients from injuring themselves or other patients. |
Wrist and Ankle Restraints were used for very disturbed patients ~ mostly males. |
This cage bed was used to restrain very disturbed patients. |
These restraints were used to restrain patients coming out of insulin coma so they would not fall out of bed. |
This is the first E.E.G. machine used at the hospital. At that time all patients from the Brandon area had to come to the mental hospital for this test. These tests are now done at Brandon General Hospital. |
Featured in this room is a replica of the hospital's dental office. It was originally located in the Valleyview Building. Later it was moved to Parkland. |
Specimens which were taken by the lab, probably following a postmortem to determine cause of patients' deaths. |
Samples of tetanus, polio, and measles vaccines used to immunize the patients and staff. |
A centrifuge used for mixing up samples of blood to prevent separation. |
Sample of a diseased liver, possibly from an alcoholic patient. |
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