FILMS
Departments
THE DROWNING MACHINE, Film Communicators, 11136 Weddington St., No. Hollywood, Calif. 91601; 20 minutes, 16mm, color, $75, rental; $360, purchase.
Fast water rescue is demonstrated in this award-winning film (National Safety Council), suitable for EMS and fire protection personnel who live in fast water areas. Rescue footage from television and expert testimony show the ways for rescue personnel to complete a rescue without endangering their lives.
THE REHEARSAL, Fire Prevention through Films, Inc., P.O. Box 11, Newton Highlands, Mass. 02161, 23 minutes, 16mm, preview, no cost for 2 days except insurance; purchase, $350.
Health care facility evacuation is demonstrated at Baltimore County, Md., General Hospital. The film shows hospital staff and community emergency personnel rehearsing removal of ambulatory and nonambulatory patients to areas of refuge, down stairs and to vehicles for transport to other facilities.
