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Early Handling of Spinal Injuries
195517 min 13 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Walford Hewitson
Production: David Bairstow
Script: Walford Hewitson
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of Labour.
Explains what to do and what not to do in the way of on-the-spot first aid when industrial back injuries occur. Animation illustrates the structure of the spinal cord. Detailed demonstrations, both in a factory and in a logging camp, show how an accident victim should be handled in order to avoid serious complications.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Accidents, Emergencies and First AidOccupational Health
- Safety > First AidOccupational Safety
- Work and Labour Relations > Working Conditions
Credits
- director
- Walford Hewitson
- script
- Walford Hewitson
- producer
- David Bairstow
- photography
- Walter A. Sutton
- editing
- Douglas Robertson
- sound editing
- Kenneth Heeley-Ray
- narrator
- Cameron Langford
Awards
- Certificate of Merit - Category: Safety, Industrial and GeneralAnnual Film Festival