Emergency obstetrics

Shows emergency medical technicians how to assist in emergency childbirth. Demonstrates step-by-step procedures showing two live births and the critical situation of a prolapsed umbilical cord. Narrated by Lynne Littman.

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Credits

production company

Medi-Cine

Pyramid Films

producer/director

Richard Scott

Duration

00:21:12:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012924

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Emergency management

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Emergency management

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

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1979

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