| MERCY RADIO The International Radio Medical Station in Rome assists ill people on board ships at sea. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7216 |
| Catalog #: | 493079 | |
| Clip Number: | 493079-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 519 | |
| Timecode: | 01:51:11 - 01:52:53 | |
| Location: | Rome, Italy. | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Telegraph COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Rome | |
| Description: | MERCY RADIO The International Radio Medical Station in Rome assists ill people on board ships at sea. Rome, Italy. Various shots of the interior of the offices of the International Radio Medical Station in Rome. The station is in contact with ships at sea that do not carry full medical facilities. Wireless is used to transmit symptoms of ill seamen to onshore doctors. C/U of a map of the world showing the station's radio links with ships on all the oceans. L/S of a small coaster at sea. Various shots of a man on the ship examining a sick crew member according to instructions in a booklet. Good shots of patient in bed having temperature taken (under the armpit) and the ship's doctor using a manual to collect data on the patient. He notes details of the illness and transmits the information to the Rome station. Various shots of aerials and radio equipment. Great shots of the wireless being used, CUs of hands tapping out messages (morse code). The doctor at the station receives the information and telephones a specialist. Then details of the appropriate medical treatment are radioed to the ship. Good shots of antennas. | |
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