Jacobson, Robert R., speaker
Ramirez, Merida, Sister, 1937-2014, speaker
Bergtholdt, Harry, speaker
Ramsammy, Helen, 1922-2013, speaker
Brand, Margaret, 1919-2014, speaker
Trautman, John R., speaker
National Hansen's Disease Center, issuing body.
Public Health Service Hospital at Carville, La. Educational Resource Center, production company.
Publication:
Carville, LA : National Hansen's Disease Center, 1985
This video is aimed at new arrivals for treatment at the National Hansen's Disease Center in Carville, Louisiana. Staff members provide information about the origins, symptoms, complications, and treatment of Hansen's disease. They also address living arrangements, length of stay, the history of Carville as a leprosarium, and the staff's commitment to patient comfort. An overview of drug treatments, physical therapy, the eye clinic, and remarks from director Dr. John Trautman are included.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
044 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Sound
Credits:
Produced by DHC Educational Resource Center, USPHS Hospital, Carville, Louisiana; written and produced by Julia Elwood; narrated, directed & edited by John Kulesz
Provenance:
Transfer; Capt. Charles Stanley; 20040702; 2004-10.