title: The early development of intravenous apparatus.
abstract: Modern anaesthetists rely on the intravenous route for administration of drugs and fluids. This paper traces the development of intravenous equipment from the first, tentative experiments with the intravenous route through to the first intravenous cannulas.
authors.affiliation: Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History, Australian, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D009339:Needles / Q000266:history; D013594:Syringes / Q000266:history