Airway

Australia, 1985

Film
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Episode of Series “Life Support”.
Explains the anatomy of the upper and lower airway and, how simply it can become partially or totally blocked; the signs and symptoms of a partially blocked and totally blocked airway and the emergency treatment required under both conditions.

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Credits

producer

Nightingale Productions

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1985

Appears in

Life Support

Group of items

Life Support

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017663

Language

English

Subject categories

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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