“ ESSENTIALS OF FIRST AID ” U.S. NAVY WWII TRAINING FILM TOURNIQUETS & BASIC MEDICAL CARE XD46194

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website “Essentials of First Aid” was one of a series of films produced by The March of Time for The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. The film demonstrates first aid basics. The title “The Bluejacket’s Manual“ takes its name from a standard issue handbook for Navy personnel, first issued in 1902. The film opens with a wide shot of a battleship. Shots of life aboard the ship, in the sleeping quarters. Various scenes from sick bay – an officer’s foot is being bandaged, an arm is being bandaged, surgery being performed. Transport 1:02. Shots of an infirmary. Overhead view of a surgery. A sailor puts on a life jacket. Men wearing life jackets working on the side of the ship, attached to safety lines. A man uses a chipping hammer and injures his eyes. A doctor performs an eye exam. A taut line breaks. 2:15 Men working in the engine room. One of them faints from heat exhaustion