Illustrates the work of Britain’s National Blood Transfusion Service. Shows how highly-trained personnel safeguard the health of donors and patients, by scrupulous care of equipment and checking of records. Describes the care with which blood is classified and stored, and how it finally reaches the patient in the operating theatre.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320274
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood - Transfusion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood banks
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood donors
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blood groups
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)