Blunt hook and crochet

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Description

Title: Blunt hook and crochet
Alternative Title: Obstetric crochet
Creator: Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Contributor: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Yale University. School of Medicine.
Description: This instrument has a straight handle with a single angled hook on the end, which when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. These types of instruments were used when the fetus was already dead and the mother's condition was critical. They might also have been used to remove tumors.
Extent: 30 cm. x 10.5 cm. x 2 cm.
Language: No linguistic content; Not applicable

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