Surgical Procedure

Unedited footage of a neck dissection to treat a swollen lymph node. Most likely affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center and shot by Margaret Conneely.

Credits

Loyola University of Chicago (producer); Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center (producer); Loyola University of Chicago (contributor); Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center (contributor); Margaret Conneely (cinematographer)

Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1956
Cfa collection: Margaret Conneely Collection
Subjects: Surgery; Health
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - Multiple CU of a distressed man in half profile, with a focus on his neck. Multiple CU of his neck as he lays. A gloved hand pushes on a swollen lymph node.; 02:39 - Moments of surgery in CU and ECU; showing where the incision will be, the skin held open with stitches, dabbing with gauze, the surgeon probing the area.; 06:37 - The previously seen man in MCU holding his breath and resting as a hand grabs his shoulder.
Cfa elements: 265 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2716

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record