Measuring Blood Pressure

Synopsis
Consists of 16 shots of blood pressure readings on a standard sphygmomanometer. Intended to be used to illustrate some of the problems of observer variation encountered in measuring blood pressure, and to highlight general problems of both inter-observer and intra-observer variation. Based on a film made by Jane Wilcox of John Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. st. col. 16 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 16 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1974
Availability
Hire (film - HEFVL)
Sale (video - BUFVC)
Uses
Nurses and medical students.
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
blood pressure; measurement

Credits

Director
Martin Hayden

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

University of London Audio-Visual Centre

Notes
Closed down.

Distributor

Name

Higher Education Film & Video Library

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7393 1503
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Notes
Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
Name

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 3743 2345
Address
York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ
Notes
The Learning on Screen distribution library is currently only available in part. Please contact us with any individual queries. The two series of InterUniversity History Film Consortium films which make extensive use of archive footage been digitised for free, online viewing by UK HE institutions - see Learning on Screen InterUniversity History Film Consortium Films (qv).

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