Burns Hoverbed

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

139

Date Released

1974

Length of issue (in feet)

439

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cloud Nine
2. 2Burns Hoverbed
3. 3Resins And Foam

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: A new treatment for burns, centred round a bed which supports the patient on air by the hover principle. The same air helps scar tissue to form, and provides a constantly sterile atmosphere around the patient so that visitors can bring a psychological boost but no harmful germs.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/139

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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