Physician Face Research Articles

PROTECTIVE DEVICE IN NOSE AND THROAT WORK

It may be that many men doing nose and throat work do not care to employ protection against the cough or sneeze of the patient; but those who do might adopt the plan illustrated here. The great advantage of this in a private office is secondary only to its necessity in handling large numbers of the less careful in the outpatient clinics. The device is essentially a glass in a frame supported by a rod bent at the proper height, which can be regulated as regards both the horizontal and the vertical position. In the vertical, which is the usual position, the glass is suspended between the physician's face and that of the patient. In examining a throat, the physician's outstretched arms are extended on each side of the glass without hindrance. No trouble has been experienced in using the head mirror; however, this involves a good quality of glass