Title:THE BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 5 NOVEMBER 2006 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 839
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of 22 (UK) Medical Group, a tri-service unit, on duty at the British Military Hospital at Shaibah Logistics Base.
Description: Soldiers climb on board a Sea King helicopter, which takes off (interior views; stills cameraman is one of those on board). Various confused and random shots (including a man sipping coffee). Interview with Captain Joe Donald, second in command of 363 Close Support Squadron, who provides the medical element, the first responders on the ground in an emergency. He discusses what would happen when a casualty was received at the helipad at Shaibah. Casualty arrives on wheeled stretcher at the hospital (staged). The casualty is brought inside for assessment, where he is moved onto a spinal board and thence onto a trolley. His vital signs are noted. Medic (Royal Marine Commando) briefs the medical crew. Interview with Lance Corporal Grey of Blue Light Matrix, a first response ambulance team, who describes a typical "call". X-ray unit and MRI scanner; interview with Corporal Sylvia Ibie, senior radiographer. Instruments are prepared in an operating theatre by Flight Lieutenant Heidi Gibbs (nurse in charge of theatres at Shaibah); she is interviewed. Captain Tanya Pitman, officer in charge of physiotherapy services, inspects a soldier's injured ankle before being interviewed. Views of gymnasium. Outside, Wing Commander Phil Cushion OC Hospital Squadron of 22 UK Medical Group. Shot of heavily-armoured ambulance based on a Saxon armoured vehicle, and close-up of sign "22 UK MED GP MAY 06 NOV 06 OP TELIC 8". Banter with still photographer. Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Ashley Boreham, Commanding Officer 22 UK Medical Group. General views inside laboratory facilities in the hospital; medic (Flight Sergeant Penny Johnson, Senior Biomedical Scientist for Operation Telic 8) removes a blood bag from a refrigerator and prepares a sample in a petri dish; she is also interviewed about what her job entails. Views of ward; soldier has his blood pressure checked by a woman medic; she is about to be interviewed when her job calls her away. Patient identifies himself as Flight Lieutenant Ian Slaughter, OIC of the Surgical Ward, but now in a different ward as a patient. Interview with another patient, Lance Corporal Rob Lord (Staffordshire Regiment).
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:BFV 839
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2006-11-05
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor)
Tyson, G (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Royal Air Force post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 41 mins
