1. Hypertension detection team at work in India. A standard method of compiling the data from such surveys has been suggeseted by WHO, but it is a flexible system and can be modified to suit local conditions Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelPublic HealthEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
2. Blood pressure being taken of a suspected case of hypertension Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
3. Routine medical check-ups include measuring blood pressure Subject(s): Health PersonnelWomenWorld Health Organization
4. In an intensive care unit, monitoring by electrocardiograph continues day and night Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelEquipment and SuppliesSwedenWorld Health Organization
5. Many lives are being saved by this ambulance specially equipped to deal with severe heart attack cases in Northern Ireland. But prevention is better than cure; the risks stemming from high blood pressure can be considerably reduced by treatment, which can almost totally rule out heart failure and most strokes Subject(s): AmbulancesCardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelTransportation of PatientsWorld Health Organization
6. Through an arm artery, a plastic catheter has been passed into the heart to reach a coronary artery. An injected opaque medium shows up on x-rays and enables the doctor to see the condition of the coronaries; picture 13150 shows close-up of x-rays screen Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesPhysiciansHealth PersonnelX-RaysPatientsEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
7. Residents of a Bombay suburb gather in the courtyard for a routine checkup during a community survey on high blood pressure Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelWorld Health Organization
8. A woman "paramedic" tests the tetanus case for serum hypersensitivity before starting the emergency treatment that will save her life Subject(s): BangladeshEmergency Medical ServicesHealth PersonnelInjectionsTetanusWomenWorld Health Organization
9. One of the blood sampling techniques during an epidemiological survey in Togo Subject(s): MothersHealth PersonnelMother-Child RelationsWomenChildPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
10. The kiss of life: practical instruction for a village health worker in Samoa Subject(s): Health PersonnelTeachingHealth EducationPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
11. A "barefoot doctor" from the Hong Shi production brigade, in northern China checks on the health of a mother and her chil in their home. When there is a choice between ancient herbal remedies and "Western" ones, many patients prefer traditional medicine Subject(s): MothersMother-Child RelationsHealth PersonnelPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
12. Village health workers attending a course on primary health care in Torodi, Niger. The teacher is a qualified male nurse. The new emphasis on training primary health workers stems from the realization that simply providing more physicians and more nurses will not solve the health problems of devloping countries Subject(s): Health PersonnelEducation, MedicalTeachingPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
13. For these boys at an Indian school, early preventive treatment for incipient trachoma will probably safeguard their young eyesight for a whole lifetime Subject(s): Health PersonnelHealth PromotionChildPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
14. Under careful supervision, this Sudan schoolboy is treating his classmates' eyes for trachoma. This will ensure that treatment countinues after the trachoma control team leaves the district Subject(s): Health PersonnelHealth PromotionChildPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
15. This little boy is having an eye check-up which should ensure that any threat to his sight is recognized in time and prevented. Many thousands of less fortunate children go blind unnecessarily every year for want of simple precautions or low-cost treatment Subject(s): Health PersonnelPublic HealthChildWorld Health Organization
16. An eye-test in the open air for villagers in a small Sudanese community Subject(s): Health PersonnelPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
17. Radio-iodine test for thyroid in the Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Heidelberg Subject(s): Health PersonnelEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
18. An injection of iodine 131 to observe concentration in the kidneys Subject(s): Health PersonnelEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
19. ... resuscitation by mouth to mouth respiration Subject(s): Health EducationHealth PersonnelTeachingWorld Health Organization
20. Ancient and modern meet in Kazakhstan. A flying doctor service brings urgent medical care to rural populations whose home is the tradiaitonal nomas'd tent Subject(s): AircraftEmergency Medical ServicesHealth PersonnelWorld Health Organization
