Ventricle stripping operation.

[England] : [publisher not identified], [1930]

1 film reel (15 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm

00:15:00

Title from opening credits.

"This film is from the B.M.A. Film Library"--From opening credits.

Original cinefilm version has slightly longer duration than digitised version.

Produced by Sir Frederick Hobday.

Segment 1. The horse is prepared for surgery. It is pulled onto its side, injected with adrenalin, its neck shaved and iodine applied. The tongue is tied to the lower jaw. Chloroform is administered. The horse's tail is moved to see if the horse is fully unconscious. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:11:11 Length: 00:05:11:11

Segment 2. The horse's throat is extended and an incision made. The artery is severed and the end held with forceps. The ventricle is stripped. Time start: 00:05:11:11 Time end: 00:10:09:14 Length: 00:04:58:03

Segment 3. The vocal cords are pressed aside. The complete ventricular sac is shown after removal. The intertitles note that it looks like 'a glove finger'. The chloroform inhaler is removed. The horse regains consciousness and it is supported until the effects are fully gone. Time start: 00:10:09:14 Time end: 00:14:29:06 Length: 00:04:19:17

Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005.