Small Autoclave

That isn't an 'autoclave' (I don't actually know what one is), it is a bedpan sanitizer, I work in an adult home care facility and we have the same thing, only newer. I have found these in many other abandoned hospitals as well. when you open the door, you stick a soiled bedpan in and the two arms inside hold it in place when you close the door, then you depress the foot pedal and water rushes over the bedpan until it is sterilized.

That is what an autoclave does.

Looks like half of a 'still'. Maybe they made 'moonshine' in there. (LOL)

What exactly does an autoclave do?

I'm really learning alot on this site; now I know what an autoclave is. Never too old to learn.

i was in that room it was so scary

when my friend and i went here, we met two guys roaming around the property.
we came to this room and one of the guys got so excited over the bed pan sanitizer.
it was great.
i have a photo of it somewhere.

I was in that room in the dark at night and we couldn't figure out what it was. now i know.

I like this site a lot, its really a useful one.

Hey Amanda's Mom, BIG difference between an autoclave and a bedpan sanitizer!

Look at that tile floor! :)

This can be mistaken for a urine bowl and used in emergency situation- ONLY FOR MALES

This is indeed a bedpan sterilizer. It is designed to clean and sterilize only bedpans. Notice the insulated pipe to the left of the unit. That is a live steam pipe, the method of sterilization. The small dark tube to the right of the that pipe is a water pipe, used to clean the bedpan before sterilization. No question, a bedpan sterilizer.

The last one of these that I ever saw was in the hospital I worked in starting in 1971. The county built us a new hospital in 1977. When we moved the "flushers" stayed behind.
I also seem to remember that the flusher was only used and the bedpan considered sanitized. Between patients the old metal bedpans were sent to central sterile to be actually sterilized. Now everything is plastic and thrown away. Not at all sure this is progress.

Ha ha

'Andrew Nobody' got owned

;)

This machine is on the third floor as you walk down the hall it is on the right in the room beware though with caution the first door to the right as soon as you enter the third floor there is a hugh star spray painted on the floor with 666 written all over it!! I dont no what actually goes on in there at night but just the feeling as you enter the room you dont get a good feeling at all!!! As we left that room to explore more we heard footsteps behind us and it sounded like it was coming out of that room,we just felt as if it was not good so we all left,the feeling was like you could hardly breathe and we all felt dizzy,the air was so thick but as soon as you walked out it felt better,We could not believe that there are jerks actually going in there and practicing that kind of crap!!! Are you really that screwed up or really that bored? that is just asking for problems...The hospital was boarded up again but it was taking back down,we believe that what there doing in that room is being done at night,so beware ghost hunters you dont want to meet up with some lunatics!!

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