Crash Call
- Synopsis
- Illustrates the management of cardiac arrest in a hospital patient. Shows the diagnosis of cardiac arrest by the nursing staff and demonstrates the correct procedures to be followed by them. Sequences show the clearing of the patient’s airway, expired air resuscitation, closed chest massage and Ambu Bag ventilation. After the arrival of the crash team, the film illustrates how the nursing staff assist the anaesthetist and his team by continuing massage and preparing drugs. Also shown is the setting up of the ECG, defibrillation, and what drugs are used to resuscitate the patient.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. 14 min.
- Year of production
- 1977
- Availability
- Sale (Viewtech)
- Uses
- Courses for clinical MB students, house physicians, surgeons, nurses.*
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- heart failure; resuscitation
Credits
- Director
- Roger T Lambert
- Writer
- J C Edwards; Malcolm B Yorston
- Contributor
- Graham M Geddes
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
BMA Film and Video Library
- Web
- http://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/bma-library External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7383 6690
- Fax
- 020 7388 2544
- Address
- BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JP
- Name
Viewtech Educational Media
- Contact
- Lynda Morrell
- Notes
- NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.
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