The production of analgesia by means of self-administered trichlorethylene.

Date:
c.195?
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Description

This film starts with intertitles describing the contents of the film. A safe method for the self-administration of the analgesic agent trichlorethylene will be shown with 5 case studies. Operations include behind the ear, dentistry, on the hand, suturing a leg and incision of the palm. The patients' ability to self-administer the agent is noted and then their state of consciousness upon completion of their procedures. There are lengthly acknowledgements at the end.

Publication/Creation

UK : Royal Berkshire Hospital, c.195?

Physical description

2 film reels (13 mins. each) : silent, black and white

Notes

This film forms part of a group of films donated to the Wellcome Trust in 2010 by The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, London.

Creator/production credits

Acknowledgement given to the author's wife, Dr Betty F. Hill and the surgical and nursing staff of the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Guy Ellingham and P.H. Williams who investigated dental analgesia.

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