Ministry of Education and Sport
MARACHA SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
P.O. BOX 610002, MARACHA (U) TEL: 0774113398
“We strive to preserve life”
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[email protected] MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER EQUIPMENTS
Instrument/ Appliance Functions
Sand bags
It prevents movement of a limb in the
treatment of special conditions.
Bed block To elevate the bed
Mouth gag
To open the mouth of unconscious patient
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Air ring and its pump
To prevent friction on the bed.
Cardiac table
Used by cardiac patients to lean forward.
Bed pan
Used for toileting of bedridden patients.
Dirty linen container
For collecting dirty bed linen.
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Male urinal
For male bladder elimination
Kidney dish
Used for receiving soiled dressings and
other medical wastes.
Sponge holding forceps
Used to grasp and hold sponges while
conducting medical and surgical
procedures.
Cheatle forceps
For picking sterile instruments.
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Ampoule Stores air sensitive medications and
solutions.
Vial Stores liquid or powdered medicine
intended for parenteral administration.
Episiotomy scissors
Used for episiotomy
Auriscope/ Otoscope
For examining the ear.
Ear syringe
For performing ear syringing.
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Tuning fork
For examination of sense of hearing.
Specimen bottles
For collecting laboratory specimens.
Calibrated medicine cup
For giving oral medication to the patient.
Dental probe
To measure the depth of a tooth’s pocket.
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Mosquito artery forceps
To clamp small blood vessels to control
haemorrhage.
Curved artery forceps
Used to compress arteries.
Straight artery forceps
To clamp arteries to arrest bleeding
Long artery forceps Used as a cord clamp
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Dental spatula
Used for mixing cement powder and
denture powder.
Ovum forceps
Used to remove tissue from inside the
uterus.
Towel clip To hold sterile towels close to the inscision
Uterine curette
To remove the contents of the uterus.
Cord clamp
To clamp the cord.
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Patella hammer
To examine the knee reflex.
Probe
To measure the depth of the wound.
Air way piece
To rescue ventilation.
Trapeze
Helps the patient lift himself off the
mattress.
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Bed cradle
To lift the weight of the bed linen.
Backrest
To help the patient sit upright in bed
Screens
For providing patients privacy
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Trays
To carry medical supplies
Trolley
Used for transporting medical supplies
Double Sims vaginal spectrum
Used for examining the vagina and cervix.
Cusco’s vaginal spectrum
Used to inspect the cervix
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Dissecting forceps
Used for grasping and holding objects.
Sputum mug
For collecting sputum.
Colostomy bag
For collecting fecal matter from a
colostomy.
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Motor and pestle
To crush medicine for children.
Footrest
To prevent foot drop
Bulb syringe
For sucking excess mucus from the baby’s
nostrils and the mouth.
Manual suction machine
Used for suctioning.
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Vulsellum
Used for gripping the cervix during surgical
procedure.
Cord scissor
For cutting baby’s cord.
Kocher forceps
Used to grasp heavy tissue or clamp large
blood vessels
Protoscope
For rectal examination.
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Uterine packing forceps
Used to grasp the uterus during uterine
birthing.
Tenaculum forceps For holding the cervix
Uterine sound For measuring the depth of the uterus.
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Sterile drums
To store sterile equipment.
Ophthalmoscope
For examination of the eye.
Tracheostomy tube
To provide an alternative airway for
breathing after tracheostomy.
Inhaler
Used to deliver medicine to the lungs and
the airway.
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Crocodile forceps
To remove small objects from small
cavities in the body.
Nebulizer
To turn liquid medicine into a very fine
mist to be inhaled by a patient through a
face mask or mouthpiece.
Tongue depressor
To prevent back flow of the tongue in
unconscious patients.
Fetal scope
To listen to the baby’s heart rate.
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Allis tissue forceps
To hold or grasp heavy tissues.
Auvard vaginal spectrum
Opens the walls of the vagina and examine
the vagina and cervix.
Cervical dilator
To dilate the cervix.
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Enema can
Used to administer enema to the patient.
Endoscope
To visualize the interior of a hollow organ
of part.
Penlight
To assess the pupil diameter.
Mucus extractor
To aspirate secretions from the
oropharynx of new born babies.
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Laryngoscope
To examine the interior of the larynx.
Tonsil holding forceps
To hold the tonsil during tonsillectomy.
Tonsil scissors
For blunt dissection and cutting of soft
tissues during ENT procedures.
Nasal dressing forceps
To perform anterior nasal packing.
Tracheal dilator
To enlarge the airway in cases of subglottic
stenosis and tracheal stenosis.
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Hot water bottle
To warm the patient.
Pulse oximeter
To estimate the oxygen saturation of the
blood and the pulse rate.
Glucometer
To check glucose levels.
Height board
To measure patient’s height.
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Urinometer
To measure the specific gravity of urine.
Medical goggles
To shield the eyes against liquid or
chemical splash.
Drape
To cover any unappealing area or space.
Babcock forceps
To grasp delicate tissues during
laparotomy.
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Needle holder forceps
To hold the needle while applying sutures.
Dressing forceps
Used when dressing wounds.
Amnihook
To rupture the amniotic sac.
Bladder sound
To locate stones in the bladder.
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Teeth extractor
To extract the teeth.
Root elevator
To elevate the root of the tooth before
extraction.
Wrigley forceps
Used in deliveries in which the baby is far
along in the birth canal.
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Nasogastric tube
To administer food and medicine to the
stomach through the nose.
Giving set
For administering intravenous fluids and
medicines to the patient.
Snellen chart
To assess monocular and binocular visual
acuity.
Aneurysm needle
To pass ligatures around blood vessels.
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Vomit bowl
To collect patient’s vomit.
Endotracheal tube
To keep the trachea open so that air can
get into the lung.
Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) set Medical termination of pregnancy
Four prong retractor To pull back soft tissue during surgery
Metallic catheter For short term urinary tract
catheterization for adult patients
Foley catheter To drain out urine from the bladder
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Three way foley catheter Used for bladder irrigation
Penile sheath To provide relief to men with intractable
urinary incontinence.
Sterilization forceps To remove sterilized instruments from
boilers and formalin cabinets
Right angle forceps Clapping, dissection or grasping tissue
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Lane’s tissue holding forceps To hold tough tissue such as fascia and
cartilage
Duval intestinal grasping forceps Used to grip internal tissues for
manipulation.
Sinus forceps To pack sinuses, remove foreign bodies
from the sinuses and insert drains into the
nasal or oral cavities
Blade holder To hold the blade in place.
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