Decompression sickness project
- Contributor(s):
- Harvey, E. Newton (Edmund Newton), 1887-1959 McElroy, William David, 1917-1999 Whiteley, A. H. Warren, G. H.
- Publication:
- [Princeton, N.J.?] : [Edmund Newton Harvey?], [1944?]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Decompression Sickness -- physiopathology
- Genre(s):
- Instructional Film and Video
- Abstract:
- This film shows experiments conducted during World War II on behalf of the National Research Council to better understand decompression sickness. Dr. Edmund Newton Harvey was best known for his research on bioluminescence, but he also conducted applied research in areas such as wound ballistics and aviation physiology. In these experiments, Harvey explores the phenomenon of bubble formation in blood and tissue. At certain altitudes and air pressure levels, excess gas is dissolved in the body, resulting in bubble formation and "compressed air illness." The extent to which this occurs at high altitudes, and its effect on aviators, is the subject of the investigation shown in this footage.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- Edmund Newton Harvey; Source: Item; Research date: 03/18/2015
- Extent:
- 013 min.
- Color:
- Black and white
- Sound:
- Silent
- Provenance:
- Gift; Daniel Linke, Seeley G. Mudd Library, Princeton University ; 19940610; Acc# 2015-05.
- Technique:
- Other
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101654261 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 919859501
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101654261