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Ventricle stripping operation. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Ventricle stripping operation.
- Date:
- 1930
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Description
Operation on a horse to remove the ventricular sac. Steps of operation shown. 3 segments.
Publication/Creation
England, 1930.
Physical description
1 encoded moving image (14.29 min.) : silent, black and white
Duration
00:14:29
Copyright note
Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005
Terms of use
Unrestricted
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Contents
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
Creator/production credits
Produced by Sir Frederick Hobday