Spinal anaesthesia

United Kingdom, 1944

Film
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Episode number 8 of Series “The Technique of anaesthesia”.
Deals with the general principles of administering the spinal anaesthetic. Two techniques are shown: the first using solutions heavier than cerebro-spinal fluid, and the second using solutions lighter than cerebro-spinal fluid. Their practical application is shown, using nupercaine as the anaesthetic agent.

Credits

director

Yvonne Fletcher

production company

Realist Films

Duration

00:46:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1944

Appears in

The Technique of anaesthesia

Group of items

The Technique of anaesthesia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322843

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Medicine - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anaesthesia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical sciences

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Medical sciences

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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