So, you have Hansen's disease
- Contributor(s):
- Jacobson, Robert R., speaker Ramirez, Merida, Sister, 1937-2014, speaker Bergtholdt, Harry, speaker Ramsammy, Helen, 1922-2013, speaker Brand, Margaret, 1919-2014, speaker Trautman, John R., speaker National Hansen's Disease Center, issuing body. Public Health Service Hospital at Carville, La. Educational Resource Center, production company.
- Publication:
- Carville, LA : National Hansen's Disease Center, 1985
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Leprosy Leprostatic Agents Patient Compliance Physical Therapy Modalities Occupational Therapy Hospitals, Chronic Disease -- history National Hansen's Disease Center.
- Abstract:
- This video is aimed at new arrivals for treatment at the National Hansen's Disease Center in Carville, Louisiana. Staff members provide information about the origins, symptoms, complications, and treatment of Hansen's disease. They also address living arrangements, length of stay, the history of Carville as a leprosarium, and the staff's commitment to patient comfort. An overview of drug treatments, physical therapy, the eye clinic, and remarks from director Dr. John Trautman are included.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 044 min.
- Color:
- Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Credits:
- Produced by DHC Educational Resource Center, USPHS Hospital, Carville, Louisiana; written and produced by Julia Elwood; narrated, directed & edited by John Kulesz
- Provenance:
- Transfer; Capt. Charles Stanley; 20040702; 2004-10.
- Technique:
- Other
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101712217 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 1053852090
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101712217