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- ... briefs a young doctor on the characteristics of Aedes aegypti1
- ... resuscitation by mouth to mouth respiration1
- 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 medicine1
- A woman "paramedic" tests the tetanus case for serum hypersensitivity before starting the emergency treatment that will save her life1
- A woman at the philippines health centre learns how to prepare oral rehydration fluid for home treatment of her child1
- An eye-test in the open air for villagers in a small Sudanese community1
- An injection of iodine 131 to observe concentration in the kidneys1
- Ancient and modern meet in Kazakhstan. A flying doctor service brings urgent medical care to rural populations whose home is the tradiaitonal nomas'd tent1
- Blood pressure being taken of a suspected case of hypertension1
- Collecting a drop of blood on a standard disc of blotting paper1
- For these boys at an Indian school, early preventive treatment for incipient trachoma will probably safeguard their young eyesight for a whole lifetime1
- 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 conditions1
- In an intensive care unit, monitoring by electrocardiograph continues day and night1
- 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 strokes1
- Occupational therapists in the Philippines advising a mother on how to care for her son suffering from Down's syndrom. A UNCIEF project called "Reaching the Unreached" found that 21 percent of young children had various disabling impairments1
- One of the blood sampling techniques during an epidemiological survey in Togo1
- Radio-iodine test for thyroid in the Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Heidelberg1
- Residents of a Bombay suburb gather in the courtyard for a routine checkup during a community survey on high blood pressure1
- Routine medical check-ups include measuring blood pressure1
- The kiss of life: practical instruction for a village health worker in Samoa1