Science Aids Surgery

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1574

Date Released

3 Aug 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Collision in Fog
2. 2Castro - To-Day
3. 3Pilgrimage
4. 4Soccer Ahead
5. 5Science Aids Surgery
6. 6Miss Universe
7. 7Hitler’s Phoney Fivers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Science Aids Surgery. DESCRIPTION: The Melrose heart-lung machine recently used for hole in the heart operations in Moscow, was a highlight of the British Medical Association’s Exhibition in Edinburgh. Another interesting item was the artificial cardiac pace maker, used to stimulate the heart when its action is too slow. SHOTLIST: CU machine (key & title). MS Indian girls look at heart lung machine. CU machine - pan doctor pointing to mechanism. MS doctors explain cardiac pacemaker. CU pacemaker. Same in operation. Another. MS pacemaker with hand operator. CU machine. Another angle same. MS pacemaker machine.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Edinburgh; Scotland

Card file number

77744

Credits:

Camera

John Charles Elder

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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