3371. 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
3372. Testing for skinfold thickness Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
3373. Postgraduates at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital are taught cardiac auscultation with the aid of a multi-channel stethoscope Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesStudents, MedicalEducation, MedicalStethoscopesPatientsEquipment and SuppliesNigeriaWorld Health Organization
3374. 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
3375. In Egypt, school children are examined for streptococcal infection, which may be a warning of rheumatic fever Subject(s): Equipment and SuppliesPhysical ExaminationPhysiciansNursesStethoscopesWorld Health Organization
3376. "In this age of machinery and nuclear energy..." Heart disease: our photo shows a delicate operation in progress, carried out by Prof. de Watteville of the University of Geneva Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelOperating RoomsWorld Health Organization
3377. A young patient with rheumatic fever on the terrace of the Pyramid Clinic Subject(s): NursesPatientsWorld Health Organization
3378. 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
3379. [Health education: smoking and hypertension] Subject(s): TeachingHealth EducationWorld Health Organization
3380. 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