Screw-shaped mouth gag, Europe, 1880-1920

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Screw-shaped mouth gag, Europe, 1880-1920. Science Museum, London. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Made from boxwood, this simple screw-shaped mouth gag would be inserted into the mouth as a means of keeping it open. This could be for a number of reasons, most notably to keep open the airways of a patient who has been anaesthetised. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe

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