Fight for life: childhood / [DVD] / Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; BBC Education & Training ; BBC ; Films Media Group ; Cambridge Educational ; Meridian Education ; BBC Active ; [produced by] BBC/Discovery Channel/DCTP ; produced and directed by Chloe Leland.
Title on container and disc label: Child Originally produced in 2007. Narrator, Simon Chadwick.
Summary:
Publisher's description of series -- When faced with life-threatening illness and injury, all humans share one powerful instinct: to fight for life. This six-part series celebrates the human body<U+2019>s ability to join forces with modern medicine and heal itself. Real-world case studies in hospital settings <U+2014> with startling views made possible by nanotechnology and electron microscope photography <U+2014> are fused with computer-generated imagery, illustrating anatomical systems involved in the healing process. Each episode focuses on a different stage of life, from the trauma of birth to the frequent carelessness of young adulthood to the fragility of old age. Original BBCW broadcast title: Fight for Life. 6-part series, 51 minutes each. Publisher's description of Child -- During the first few years of life, the body builds up key survival mechanisms while facing some of its most deadly enemies. This program explores that process of defense-building and what happens when those defenses are compromised. Nine-year-old James<U+2019>s heart is so malformed it could collapse at any time. To survive, he must endure one of the most severe traumas a body can face <U+2014> a heart transplant. Nine-year-old Arun is rushed to the hospital when he suffers a terrible asthma attack. Viewers will witness his battle for life from inside the lungs and from the medical team<U+2019>s viewpoint. Finally, every parent<U+2019>s nightmare is explored as two-year-old Gabriel<U+2019>s defenses are put to the test after a terrible train accident. A BBCW Production. (51 minutes)
Series:
Fight for life : the anatomy of survival
OCLC:
(OCoLC)244765044
Locations:
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.