Reasons for caring

United States, 1975

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Following an explosion in an operating theatre, various people comment on the possibilities of fire in a hospital, the precautions to take and the potential for tragedy if a fire does occur. No matter why a fire starts, staff should know exactly what to do and where equipment is stored.

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Credits

producer

Craig Johnson

production company

National Fire Protection Association (U.S.)

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008986

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire control

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire control

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire prevention - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire control

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fires - Casualties

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospital evacuation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Fires and fire prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Safety measures

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Staff

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Fire control

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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