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

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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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