A U.S. Navy training film about the usage and importance of DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) as a disinfectant in the United States. Men pour a mixture of DDT into an aircraft. Pilot in the cockpit of the aircraft. Aircraft takes off and in flight as it sprays DDT across an area. A white smoky trail as aircraft flies off. DDT descends and spreads over an area to prevent spread of various diseases. A soldier in a foxhole as he works on a shell. Aircraft in flight over an area as they leave behind a white smoky trail of DDT. (World War II period).
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'Early care of plastic surgery cases: wounds of hands' about the treatment of hand injuries of American soldiers during World War II. Hands of a conductor as he conducts an orchestra. Hands of various men as they work on machines, typewriter, reads braille, load shells in an artillery. Animation depicts the different parts of a human hand. Blood vessels in the hand.
A U.S. Navy training film about the treatment of hand injuries of American soldiers during World War II. An injured hand of a man being operated upon in a civil hospital. A pneumatic cuff being tied around the arm and a bandage is rolled over it. A gauge shows the blood pressure. Wound being cleaned with soap and water. Damaged tissues being removed from the wounded area. Wounded hand is placed on an elevated platform. Doctors perform an operation inside a tent at a field hospital. A wound being diagnosed and examined. Wounded part of the hand were the bullet struck the arm. Anesthesia being administered on the arm. Pneumatic cuff being tied to the arm. Wound being washed and scrubbed.
A U.S. Navy training film about the treatment of hand injuries of American soldiers during World War II. X ray film of an injured hand of a soldier. Doctors work on the wound. Doctors remove foreign bodies from the wound. Doctors pack the wound. Gauge being placed to cover the exposed area. Dressing being done on the wound. Soldier moves the wounded hand after a few days. Soldier closes his fist. Plastic surgery being carried on in the United States. Doctors perform an operation on a wounded hand. Soldiers play card games after recovery. Doctors operate a hand and men exercise after recovering from their injuries.
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'Eye Surgery' about operating a wound in the eye of an American soldier during World War II. Soldiers fire artillery in a battlefield. A patient suffering from tyrigium lies on operation table. Eye of the patient shows a skin formation on the eyeball. Local anesthesia being administered. Eye of the patient being irrigated with saline. Speculum being inserted into the upper and lower lids of the eye. Local anesthesia being administered again. Doctor cuts the upper and lower margins of tyrigium. Head being cut away from cornea. Needle being inserted into conjunctive. Head of the tyrigium being transplanted. Speculum being removed from eye lids.
A U.S. Navy training film about operating a wound in the eye of an American soldier during World War II. A sailor aboard a ship on a look out as he suffers from chalazion. Sailor being operated for chalazion. Forceps being placed and screw tightened. Procaine being injected into the eye. Doctor makes an insertion through the conjunctive and cystic material being removed. Dressing being applied after the surgery.
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