Summary: A dramatised incident involving an injured RAMC football player highlights the various roles of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Description:During an army football cup semi-final, Sergeant Davis, the goalkeeper of the winning RAMC team, is taken ill and is rushed to hospital. Will he be "fit for the final"? At the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital his diagnosis (bacterial pneumonia) and treatment are shown in detail, with commentary by those involved: radiographer, laboratory technician, chemist, nurses, physiotherapist. Sergeant Davis responds to treatment, the hospital registrar agrees to discharge him in time for the final, and his team wins 3-2. Commentary praises the medics who helped as "typical of the skilled men upon which the armed services depend".
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Colour:Colour
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:COI 360
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (COI 360)
Featured Period:1945-1989
Production Date:1960-1960
Production Country:GB
Production Details:War Office (Production sponsor)
Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
Film Partnership Productions (Production Company)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:Footage: 301 ft; Running time: 8 mins
