Taking blood pressure

United States, 1943

Film
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Episode of Series “Care of the sick and injured”.
Shows how to use blood pressure equipment, how to locate an artery, and other matters connected with the obtaining of a blood pressure reading.

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Credits

production company

Chicago Film Laboratory

United States. Navy

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1943

Appears in

Care of the sick and injured

Group of items

Care of the sick and injured

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010552

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood pressure - Measurement

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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