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- ... a patient brought back from clinical death1
- ... concerned with the cause and prevention of malnutrition in children1
- ... functional façades bristle with bamboo rods hung with brightly coloured clean linen1
- ... one of the first parachute nurses1
- A Japanese water-colour showing the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-19051
- A pacemaker to prevent heart block is bbeing passed into the patient's right ventricle while the checks its position on the x-ray screen1
- A single injection of long-acting penicillin cures yaws (after)1
- A single injection of long-acting penicillin cures yaws (before)1
- A young patient with rheumatic fever on the terrace of the Pyramid Clinic1
- Although the threat of smallpox is declining, this child has to put up with a routine vaccination1
- Ampoules are sealed by a special machine which melts the top of the glass tubes to close it. The technicians wear a surgical gown, mask and have to ensure tha they do not contaminate the sera1
- An electronic device which "listens" to heart sounds1
- An injection of iodine 131 to observe concentration in the kidneys1
- Anatomy course for Swedish officers at a school in Göteborg1
- Cave rescue teams1
- Collecting a drop of blood on a standard disc of blotting paper1
- Difference phases of a heart operation. 12743: The machine that circulates blood to the vessels in the heart and brain during the operation while the heart itself is stopped. 12745: reconnecting the arteries by sewing together with a device developed in the Soviet Union several years ago ans since adopted by cardiac surgeons all over the world. 12744: after the operation an electric stimulator is applied in the heart area to start a regular beat1
- Dr. Piotr Serguiev, photographed during the 1966 World Health Assembly when he was awarded the Darling Prize for his work in malaria epidemiology and control1
- During the operation vital information on the patient's condition is projected continuously on displays panels in both the operating room and observation room. The data system can collect and record 24 different sequences of physiological inforamtion1
- Education of untrained midwives in modern methods of delivery, sanitation, and hygiene1