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Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The U.S. Navy provides medical relief to poor countries around the world. We filmed aboard the USNS Comfort as it brought medical and surgical care to local communities in Guatemala. USNS Comfort is over 270 meters long, thirty-two meters wide and as tall as a ten-story building. The former oil tanker has 12 operating rooms and half a million doses of medicine. Its primary role is to provide medical support for the U.S. military in times of war. Throughout...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
Nothing can be more distressing to a new parent than not knowing how to help when baby is sick. This program gives clear demonstrations of how to take an infant's temperature using a digital thermometer and how to measure and give prescription medication.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This is a suspenseful tale about the consequences we face if we are not aware of our surroundings. Follow Billy’s journey to school as his friends try to help, but Billy ultimately does not listen. Through Billy’s misadventures, students will learn about the need to watch where you are walking, listen to the environment around you, follow road safety rules, and keep track of your belongings.
4) Infant CPR
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Newscasts are filled with stories about SIDS, drownings, accidents, and other scenarios involving babies and children. Knowing that you are responsible for keeping your baby safe is scary for any parent. What would you do if your child was choking or stopped breathing? Could you save your baby’s life? This film instructs parents or caregivers on how to perform choking and CPR procedures on a baby if they have a breathing or cardiac emergency. While...
Series
Language
English
Description
According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and the American Cancer Society estimates that the lifetime risk of breast cancer will rise to one in seven women by the year 2024. This program shows how breast cancer develops, how can it be detected and diagnosed, and how it is typically treated. Sophisticated 3D graphics show the way breast tumors form and grow, as well as how they ideally...
Pub. Date
[2011], c2005
Language
English
Description
Emergency situations can occur at any time, and an untried health care trainee may be among the first to respond-in some cases, perhaps, the only source of aid available. This program will help medical support personnel build their skills and know-how in treating the injured. In addition to the three main principles of emergency care, the video presents field-tested strategies for dealing with cuts, burns, chest pains, bone fractures, breathing emergencies,...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Having an allergic reaction to poison ivy or pollen can be annoying, but for a growing number of people, contact with certain allergens can be deadly. Severe allergic reactions, called anaphylaxis, can start suddenly and involve several bodily systems. This program explores allergies and anaphylaxis, advises on how to recognize an anaphylactic emergency, and explains what to do should one occur. The story of Angela and her young son Nicholas highlights...
11) Nasal congestion
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
Many people think that a nose gets congested (stuffy) from too much thick mucus. However, in most cases, the nose becomes congested when the tissues lining it become swollen. The swelling is due to inflamed blood vessels. Newborn infants must breathe through the nose. Nasal congestion in an infant's first few months of life can interfere with nursing, and in rare cases can cause serious breathing problems. Nasal congestion in older children and adolescents...
Series
Pub. Date
[2008], c2008
Language
English
Description
With the growth of America's urban populations has come an increased demand for medical first responders - most notably, the emergency medical technician. This program guides students through the duties of the EMT-Basic and EMT-Paramedic, the skills and personality traits both require, and the financial and personal advantages that these positions offer. Featuring interviews with veterans of the profession, the program describes the 110-hour class...
Pub. Date
[2008], c2006
Language
English
Description
It was an otherwise ordinary evening when a gunman walked into a pub and shot an innocent man seven times at point-blank range with a Makarov semiautomatic. After re-creating the crime, this program tracks the victim from the scene of the shooting, to surgery, to intensive care, to recovery and ongoing therapy for PTSD as it addresses the treatment of his wounds through expert commentary supported by 3-D computer graphics and OR footage. The program...
16) Chest Pain
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
When people have chest pain, they're often concerned they're having a heart attack. I'm Dr. Alan Greene, and I'd like to talk to you for a moment about the different kinds of chest pain and when it may be an emergency. It turns out, there are lots of different kinds of chest pain. In fact, almost everything in the chest can hurt in one way or another. Some of the causes are really nothing more than a minor inconvenience. Some of them, though, are...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
They call it the common cold for a reason. Colds are extraordinarily common. Children average three to eight colds a year, and adults almost that many. I'm doctor Alan Greene, and I want to give you a couple of tips about navigating the cold and flu aisle at the drug store.
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