A film for the layperson on emergency procedures should someone have a sudden heart attack. If the heart stops beating, brain cells will die after three minutes. During this three minute period it is vital that life be prolonged by heart-lung and mouth to mouth resuscitation until expert aid arrives.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013778
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cardiac resuscitation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → First aid in illness and injury
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Resuscitation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)