Altered consciousness

Australia, 1988

Film
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Episode of Series “Life Support”.
Examines and defines the altered consciousness state and the problems it causes, in particular, the patient being unable to recognise and thus react to dangers either external e.g. fire, or internal e.g. blocked airway. Looks at Epilepsy, diabetes and head injuries as specific examples. Emergency treatment included . WARNING-The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria has advised that this program contains outdated information and shows practices no longer followed.

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Credits

production company

Nightingale Productions

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Appears in

Life Support

Group of items

Life Support

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017665

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → First aid in illness and injury

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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