Victory over pain

Scotland, 1958

Film
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The story of James Young Simpson’s discovery of the anaesthetic effects of chloroform.

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Credits

director

Henry Cooper

production company

Campbell Harper Films

Duration

00:17:15:00

Production places
Scotland
Production dates
1958

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011501

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - History

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Patient care

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

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Medical sciences

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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