3911. Many lives are being saved by this ambulance specially equipped to deal with severe heart attack cases in Northern Ireland. But prevention is better than cure; the risks stemming from high blood pressure can be considerably reduced by treatment, which can almost totally rule out heart failure and most strokes Subject(s): AmbulancesCardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelTransportation of PatientsWorld Health Organization
3912. Testing for skinfold thickness Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
3913. Through an arm artery, a plastic catheter has been passed into the heart to reach a coronary artery. An injected opaque medium shows up on x-rays and enables the doctor to see the condition of the coronaries; picture 13150 shows close-up of x-rays screen Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesPhysiciansHealth PersonnelX-RaysPatientsEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
3914. A young patient with rheumatic fever on the terrace of the Pyramid Clinic Subject(s): NursesPatientsWorld Health Organization
3915. Residents of a Bombay suburb gather in the courtyard for a routine checkup during a community survey on high blood pressure Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelWorld Health Organization
3916. [Health education: smoking and hypertension] Subject(s): TeachingHealth EducationWorld Health Organization
3917. A traditional midwife, the dia, makes her first delivery after being retrained in the fundamentals of safer childbirth. Meanwhile, a neighbour bangs on a tin tray in time-honoured fashion to make the baby cry Subject(s): MidwiferyNurse MidwivesParturitionWorld Health Organization
3918. A frightened farmer carries his wife, stricken down with tetanus, to the People's Health Centre in Savar- a boldly pioneering complex that is bringing health care to the rural poor of Bangladesh Subject(s): BangladeshTetanusWomenWorld Health Organization
3919. It is her first baby. The setting the preparations, the precautions against mishap maybe modern, but the great event lived by mother and child is essentially what is always has been Subject(s): Equipment and SuppliesInfant, NewbornNursesParturitionSwedenWorld Health Organization