Bibliograph

The Critical hour, Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; produced by LMNO Cable Group for Discovery Health Channel

Type

Label

The Critical hour, Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; produced by LMNO Cable Group for Discovery Health Channel

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Critical hour

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

53375867

Responsibility statement

Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; produced by LMNO Cable Group for Discovery Health Channel

Runtime

Summary

(Producer) Coined by Dr. R. Adams Cowley, the "golden hour" refers to the first 60 minutes after a severe injury - initiating restorative care in this period means the difference between life and death. This program uses real-time footage and interviews with experts at America's premier emergency center, the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Unit, to track three men's race against the clock. Along with a computer-animated review of the physiology of uncompensated shock, Drs. Thomas Scalea, the Trauma Unit Director, and Norman McSwain, Tulane University's Chief Trauma Surgeon, discuss the science behind the "golden hour."

Technique

live action

Classification