Shows the work on prevention and treatment of ailments afflicting divers being done by the School of Underwater Medicine at HMAS Penguin, a Naval shore establishment at Balmoral, Sydney. Shows the treatment of injured civilian diver, the education of medical personnel and the research projects being undertaken by the school in association with Sydney universities.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011328
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Navies
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine, Preventive
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Preventive health services
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)