Emergency treatment at home for a victim of a stroke

Emergency treatment at home for a victim of a stroke

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Almasy, Paul, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Emergency Medical Services
Physicians
Patients
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A man is lying on a mat on the floor, the physician is kneeling next to him. Verso: WHO/15809. World Health Day. 1978- Down with high blood pressure. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a silent, secret threat to the health of people around the world. Presenting no symptoms in its early stages, hypertension often passes unnoticed. However, its complications are among the most important causes of death and incapacity in many parts of the world. Emergency treatment at home for a victim of a stroke.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437025 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013915
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437025