Eclampsia, 1939
Scope and Contents
Warning: contains graphic medical content and nudity.
A young woman experiences shifting episodes of convulsions, coma, and labored breathing due to eclampsia in this silent black and white film. The condition, preceded by preeclampsia, is caused by high blood pressure and dysfunction of different organ systems before, during, or after labor. The film briefly presents (through use of intertitles) this patient as suffering from necrosis of liver and liver thrombosis. After the seizures we witness in this film, the patient went into a coma for six hours, was irrational for two days, then recovered. Treatment consisted of magnesium sulphate intravenously, and morphine.
The Science and Art of Obstetrics series by Joseph B. De Lee, M.D. Chapter XXVII: The Toxemias of Pregnancy - In Process of Preparation - Eclampsia.
Dates
- 1939
Creator
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Extent
1 Reels : 10:20 minutes, black & white, silent, acetate base ; 16mm, 240 ft.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
See accession record 2018-18-062.
Library Details
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