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Patient being given electro-shock treatment, or shock therapy, at the St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC.

Shows a patient being given electro-shock treatment at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Washington DC. The doctor (psychiatrist) spreads electro-jelly on both sides of the patient's forehead and applies electrodes at his temple. The electro-shock apparatus is connected to a 110 Volt AC outlet. Electro-shock is given to the patient for a small time interval. Mouth gag is placed in the patient's mouth. Assistants exert pressure on the patient's shoulders, chests, arms and knees during the convulsion to moderate his body's movements.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029095
Electro-shock treatment with preliminary curarization at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Washington DC.

Electro-shock treatment with preliminary curarization at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Washington DC. A doctor (psychiatrist) injects a dose of Into-Costrin (curare) in the patient's veins. Muscular paresis develops inside the patient. He finds it much difficult to open his eyes, raise his head or move his arms and limbs after the injection. The patient is given an electro-shock treatment, or electric shock therapy, thereafter. Patient's convulsions reduce drastically due to preliminary curarization. An analysis of the therapeutic effects of the electro-shock treatments under different symptoms is displayed.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029096
Female patient undergoes electroencephalography at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC.

Shows a female patient undergoing electroencephalography (EEG test) at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC. A scalp electrode applier device is shown. Electrodes are positioned on different regions of the head of the patient. The patient reclines in a shielded recording room. Electric wires are connected to amplifiers. Dials are set and changed accordingly for different pick-up combinations. Electroencephalogram is recorded from the device.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029097
Electroencephalogram (EEG) storage rack for ready reference at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC, United States.

Shows an electroencephalogram storage rack for ready reference at St. Elizabeths mental Hospital in Washington DC. Abnormal electroencephalograms are compared with normal electroencephalograms

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029098
Aerial machine gun training at a drill camp in America.

A model plane mounted to a revolving boom rotates above a machine gun turret (detached off an American bomber). The machine gun turret is modified to fire a jet stream of water instead of bullets. An American soldier mounts the turret and fires streams of water at the revolving plane. American troops in background. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029163
Burning American oil supply dump at Puruata Island in Bougainville.

Shows a burning American oil supply dump destroyed in a Japanese air raid at Puruata Island in Empress Augusta Bay,Bougainville. American troops of the 37th Division put off the fire using water hoses. A bombed 90mm American gun position. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November 20
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029164