A demonstration of four resuscitation methods in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. A patient is anaesthetized and given an injection of curare, which paralyses the chest muscles and gives the effect of drowning. The Holger-Neilson, hip-lift and Sylvester methods of artificial respiration are then applied in turn, and a spirometer shows an adequate intake of air. The mouth to mouth resuscitation is demonstrated in detail and explained; both the direct contact method and with the use of the insufflator tube.
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ACMI Identifier
322629
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Resuscitation
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Sound
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Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)