Plaster bandage technique. Part 1.

Shows in outline the preparation of padded plasters of the lower limbs. 2 segments.

The digitised copy also contains 'Plaster bandage technique. Part 2.' Part 1 finishes at 11.39 mins and Part 2 starts at 11.40 min. The total length is 23.08 mins.

England, 1930.

1 encoded moving image (11.46 min.) : silent, black and white.

00:11:46

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

Public Domain Mark

Produced by Alan Todd.

Title taken from Catalogue of films and videos in the British Medical Association Library, 1993.

Segment 1 The intertitles explain that bandages must be kept stored loosely rolled and in airtight containers. They also describe the kinds of bandages used and the materials they are made from. The application of plaster to the leg and foot of a patient is shown, with the intertitles describing the procedure. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:56:10 Length: 00:05:56:10

Segment 2 The bandage is modelled around bony prominences such as the ankle. The date of the bandage application is written on. Another application of plaster to the leg and foot of a patient is shown, this time using a wool bandage only. The intertitles describe the stages of the procedure. Time start: 00:05:56:10 Time end: 00:11:46:21 Length: 00:05:50:11