Elastoblast: Medical responsibility and nuclear war

Content begins at 0:01:07. Filmed at the Medical Responsiblity and Nuclear War symposium in Newcastle, 1983. The symposium was organised by Tyneside MCANW and held at the Royal Medical Infirmary, 26 March 1983. The programme is divided into the following sections: Why should we listen to Doctors?;The effects of nuclear weapons on the body, in terms of blasts and burns; The effects on the body, radiation; After the bomb how will we cope?; Prevention rather than cure. Includes questions to the panel from audience members. Speakers include Prof Frank Farmer, Dr Andy Haines, Jonathan Marrow, Dr Gordon Pledger, Prof Sam Shuster, Prof Alwyn Smith, Dr Gail Young.

1983

1 videocassette (28 min. 33 sec.)

Sarah McCarthy, Wendy McEvoy, Claudine Zardi, 1983