“NURSING CARE OF THE SICK AND INJURED“ 1965 CIVIL DEFENSE FILM EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE XD51544

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This Cold War era Civil Defense film is titled “Nursing Care of the Sick and Injured”, and was one of a three-part series discussing medical self-help training. This specific film explains how everyday citizens can perform basic medical care in an emergency situation when there is no doctor present. The film was produced in 1965 by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Public Health Service in cooperation with the Office of Civil Defense. Opening credits (0:10). Definition and explanation on contexts that require medical self-help (0:24). People displaced by a disaster lay on cots in a shelter while civilians tend to their medical needs (1:08). Two men open box containing medical kits (2:47). Close-up of Penicillin G tablets packaging (3:25). Close-up of Lederle Brand Sulfadiazine tablets packaging (3:27). Close-up of Phenobarbital tablets packaging (3:31). Explanation of who is in charge of handling and distributing prescription medicines in case of disaster (3:59). Family Guide Emergency Health Care pamphlet and package contents (4:32). Explanation of priorities of care (5:21). Isolation room for those suspected of exposure to communicable disease like typhoid, dysentery, influenza, measles, mumps, chicken pox, scarlet fever, and common cold (6:43). Guidelines for how to care for someone displaying symptoms of one of these communicable diseases (7:27). The importance of thorough hand washing (8:42). Necessity of combating dehydration (9:04). Guidelines for how to discard contaminated waste (9:23). Importance of keeping families together (10:04). Sentimentality vs. practicality: how to determine who is in more urgent need of limited supplies like water and aspirin (10:27). How to recognize the onset of serious illness or complications (11:16). Explanation of how an oral thermometer works (11:55). How to use an oral thermometer with accuracy and sanitize it (12:36-15:18). Explanation of how a rectal thermometer works (15:20). How to use a rectal thermometer with accuracy and sanitize it (15:50). How to use an oral thermometer to take someone’s temperature from their armpit (17:44). Monitoring respiration and pulse (18:49-21:30). The importance of monitoring feelings of pain, may indicate appendicitis or stomach ulcers (21:32). Symptoms and indicators of a heart attack (22:49). How to treat a suspected heart attack (23:04). Eruptions or rashes of the skin, what they indicate, and how to treat them (23:42). Bed sores, how to treat them, and how to prevent them (24:12). Close up of a carbuncle or boil or abscess and explanation of how to treat them (25:24). Summary of emergency nursing tips presented in the film (26:08). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit