USS REPOSE (AH-16) ON BOARD ACTIVITIES Part 2

Description

1) ECU Hands of the doctor at work on the open heart surgery aboard the USS REPOSE (AH-16); the doctor is working in the large cavity opening in the man"s chest; occasionally the pulsating heart is seen; doctors work with the area, one hand is held over the heart. G2) ECU Face of doctor as he works over the patient.3) CU Large opening in the man"s chest; stitches are taken in one of the organs held in the doctor"s hand. G4) MCU Pulsating heart, hands of the doctor; zoom in for a CU of the pulsating heart exposed during the operation. VG5) ECU Doctor"s hands during the stitching of certain areas on the heart; one doctor holds down the pulsating heart until the stitch is taken; doctor"s hands move back and forth across the area. VG6) CU Doctor"s hands around the large cavity opening, part of the pulsating heart is seen between the doctor"s hands as the stitching continues; work continues in the large cavity (SV).7) MS Man seated near the patient during the operation. G8) CU Man seated by the machine, believed to be the heart valve machine, as viewed thru the fluoroscope. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities