Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Just hours later, he was marching up to get his high school diploma
Contributor (Organization):
United States Surgical Corporation.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Appendicitis surgery
Subject (MeSH Term):
Surgical Staplers
Subject (MeSH Term):
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive education
Subject (MeSH Term):
Animal Experimentation
Publication Information:
Norwalk, CT : United States Surgical Corp., [199-]
Publication Country:
United States
Copyright Statement:
This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Order No.:
A031906
Physical Description:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : b&w ; 49 x 31 cm.
Image Description:
Predominantly white poster with black lettering. Visual image is a b&w photo reproduction depicting a young man on a stretcher. A paramedic and a nurse attend to him as he grimaces. Title and caption below photo. Publisher information near lower right corner.
Note (General):
Picture caption: Russ Wizwell awoke on graduation day in agonizing pain: acute appendicitis ... surgeon performed a laparoscopic appendectomy, a new, minimally invasive operation using advanced stapling instruments ... it wouldn't have been possible with the knowledge and skills they learned through surgical training on anesthetized animals ... We help make medical miracles possible.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
PP058258 map
Record UI:
101450454

Just hours later, he was marching up to get his high school diploma

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