Shots include: the exterior of Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien (Vienna) ; people on the pavement and automobiles on the street in front of the hospital; group of white-gowned men around an autopsy table; gowned, gloved man at a side table cutting up a specimen; Y-shaped incision is made on the cadaver and two sets of gloved hands begin to dissect the chest; the ribs are cut and the ribs and sterum removed; the thoracic contents are cut free and removed from the cavity; the prosector, wearing an apron and gloves, examines the lungs; the flayed scalp is minutely examined; the prosector taps on the skull with a mallet and chisel; the brain is removed from the skull and rinsed with a spray of water; the prosector handles the brain while talking to the assembled group; an array of autopsy instruments is lined up on the drape at the edge of the table. Producer unknown. Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/100888138 Learn more about the National Library of Medicine's historical audiovisuals program at: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films
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