Emergency rehydration of cholera patients at a dispensary near Calcutta, India. Proper use of oral rehyrdration can reduce by 70 percent or more the need for intravenous fluid to treat cholera and other acute diarrhoeas

Emergency rehydration of cholera patients at a dispensary near Calcutta, India. Proper use of oral rehyrdration can reduce by 70 percent or more the need for intravenous fluid to treat cholera and other acute diarrhoeas

Collection:
Cholera Online, 1817 to 1923
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Henrioud, D, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Emergency Medical Services
Nurses
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Interior view: two nurses attach an intravenous drip containing rehydration fluids to a female patient lying on the floor; two other female patients are present. Verso: WHO/15365. SEARO. Cholera. SM 11-1980
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437063 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013808
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437063