Central News East: 30.10.1990: Lung Machine

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Summary

Stuart Flinders report about the revolutionary artificial lung ECMO machine at Groby Road Hospital in Leicester.

Year:

1990

Duration:

0:02:09

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Interview with Andrew Williamson and Katherine Cook whose baby’s life was saved when she was put on the ECMO machine in Leicester. Katherine gave birth in Lincoln but her baby had to be moved first to Nottingham and then to the uniquie ECMO mahine in Leicester. Interview with ECMO co-ordinator Andrzej Sosnowski who explained how it works. Shots of baby Rachel in an incubator in hospital in Nottingham after she was transferred back. Graphic explaining how ECMO works.


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