The Unlucky ones

Australia, 1975

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The film promotes the use of fire-resistant materials in the manufacture and purchase of children’s clothing and especially nightwear in the interests of child safety. Shot at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, it shows children being brought in by ambulance and their treatment for burns and scalds, including skin grafting; also interviews by the surgeons with the parents about their children’s accidents. Co-produced with the Australian Wool Corporation and the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.

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Credits

production company

Cinesound Movietone

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311131

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children's accidents

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Burns and scalds

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Burns and scalds - Treatment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Hospital care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children's accidents

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Clothing - Fires and prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire resistant materials

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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