[Physician with emergency heart patient]

[Physician with emergency heart patient]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Almasy, Paul, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nurses
Physicians
Referral and Consultation
Patients
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Interior view: a patient is lying on a mat on the floor; kneeling next to him are a physician and a nurse; they are discussing his condition. Verso: WHO/14848 WPRO. Heart Disease. Japan. Brought by the ambulance, not even half an hour after the onset of the attack, the physician begins to treat the patient before taking him to the hospital. immediataly the windpipe is cleared by suction and oxygen is given through a mask. This treatment will be continued during the transfer to hospital where the patient will be placed in a department for acute cardiovasuclar emergencies.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101436995 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013930
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436995