Box 12

Scope and Contents Warning: graphic surgical content, including footage of eye incisions.A silent color and black and white film detailing the instrumentation and procedures for the Smith method. Examples include: traumatic subluxation of left and right lens with secondary glaucoma, and spontaneous subluxation of right lens.Passed by the Committee on Medical Motion Pictures of the American College of Surgeons, 1954.By Derrick Vail, MD, Northwestern University Medical School....

Scope and Contents A silent, color film in which different solutions are added to living cell cultures to observe their effect. Saline solution, methyl alcohol, and fresh nutrient solution are compared. Microscopic views of the solutions being added to the cells are provided. Intertitle cards detail the steps of the experiment throughout. Chemical breakdown of solutions provided at the end of film. Review in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 1958;...

Scope and Contents This silent, color film features a nude male model demonstrating a variety of muscle movements commonly used by aquatic divers. Illustrations and animations identify muscle positions and movements, intertitle cards provide further detail. Reviewed in the Journal of the American Medical Association 1947;134(14):1199. doi:10.1001/jama.1947.02880310057026By Frederic T. Jung, PhD, MD, Department of Physiology, and William H. Lazear, DDS. Produced by...

Scope and Contents Warning: this film includes footage of research animals receiving electro-shock therapy. This silent black and white film details experiments on animals which aim to mitigate experimentally induced neurotic behavior with square-wave (Leduc) electro-shock therapy (EST). Normal behavior animals use as control group, both groups received EST. EST found to mitigate neurotic behavior, but inhibits learning skills and normal behavior overall.Passed by the Committee on...

Scope and Contents Warning: contains graphic images of surgery.This silent, color film shows the embryology of the human ear using a combination of illustrations, animation, intertitles, and real patients. Various types of congenital anomalies that can occur during fetal development are described along with six patient case studies presented with their pre- and post-operative results. Diagnoses discussed include congenital anomaly of incus and stapes, bilateral congenital stapes fixation, Treacher...

Scope and Contents Warning: contains graphic images of childbirth procedures.This silent, black and white film shows two scenarios of postpartum hemorrhage. In the first scenario, ergonovine is administered to prevent excess bleeding. After clots have been removed, the cervix clamped, and the uterus anteflexed, the uterus is massaged with vibratory compression, and packed with gauze. The woman responds well. In the second scenario, these standard procedures do not stop the blood flow, and the...