Herr Professor Doktor Jakob Erdheim: Prosektor, Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, September 1933

Herr Professor Doktor Jakob Erdheim: Prosektor, Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, September 1933

Publication:
Austria : [s.n.], 1933
Language(s):
German
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Autopsy
Erdheim, Jakob, 1874-1937.
Genre(s):
Biography
Documentaries and Factual Films
Abstract:
Shots include: the exterior of Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien (Vienna) ; people on the pavement and automobiles on the street in front of the hospital; group of white-gowned men around an autopsy table; gowned, gloved man at a side table cutting up a specimen; Y-shaped incision is made on the cadaver and two sets of gloved hands begin to dissect the chest; the ribs are cut and the ribs and sterum removed; the thoracic contents are cut free and removed from the cavity; the prosector, wearing an apron and gloves, examines the lungs; the flayed scalp is minutely examined; the prosector taps on the skull with a mallet and chisel; the brain is removed from the skull and rinsed with a spray of water; the prosector handles the brain while talking to the assembled group; an array of autopsy instruments is lined up on the drape at the edge of the table. There is no caption.
Copyright:
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Copyright Holder:
Unknown; Source: Item; Research date: 10/13/2011
Extent:
006 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Silent
Provenance:
Received: date unknown; donation; J. Lebowich, M.D.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
100888138 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
42291419
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/100888138