Central News: 13.05.1983: Severed Hand

Summary

Rob Golding report on the surgeons at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, who have successfully sewn back the severed hand of Corby steelworker Peter Tinker.

Year:

1983

Duration:

0:01:56

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

16mm

Description

Shots of press conference with Peter Tinker and the consultant surgeon Christopher Khoo. Brief shots of a Buckinghamshire ambulance and sign for Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Brief interview with Peter Tinker about the movement he is now getting. Shots of the surgical team posing for the cameras. Interview with Christopher Khoo who talked about future microsurgery operations.


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