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Cluster # 6 

Health and Biomedical Services 

• Blood Donor Technician (11:57 Min.)
• Central Sterile Service Technician (11 Min.)
• Dental Assistant (10 Min.)
• EKG Technician (11:14 Min.)
• Emergency Medical Technician (11 Min.)
• Home Health Aide (12:02 Min.)
• Ophthalmic Technician (11:28 Min.)
• Pharmacy Technician (9:33 Min.)
• Production Scientist (12:09 Min.)
• Respiratory Care Aide (12 Min.)

The reasons for handwashing are outlined and proper technique is demonstrated along with suggestions for avoiding immediate recontamination before even leaving the rest room.

Part 1 -- (2 Hours, 3 Min.) 
Part 2 -- (2 Hours, 5 Min.) 

Explains the function of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, and the production systems of human body.

Program helps viewer understand his or her illness and how the diagnosis was made. Provides insights from a variety of health professionals on how one's daily life might change and explores options for treatment and management including helpful lifestyle tips. Also addresses questions that frequently arise.   Video Covers:  1.  Understanding the diagnosis.  2.  What happens next?  3.  Treatment and management.  4.  Issues & answers.

Program helps viewer understand his or her illness and how the diagnosis was made. Provides insights from a variety of health professionals on how one's daily life might change and explores options for treatment and management including helpful lifestyle tips. Also addresses questions that frequently arise. 

1. Understanding the Diagnosis
2. What Happens Next? 
3. Treatment & Management? 
4. Issues & Answers 

Millions of workers around the world are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus, and Tuberculosis.  This video thoroughly reviews the new standards issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

• Program 1 – The Sense of Light – how animals and insects use their eyes to see.  The Human Brain – how our brain functions and controls behavior. 
• Program 2 – Civilization’s Progress – the major landmarks in human progress.  The Written Word – the evolution of our ability to record knowledge and history. 

Being a hero may only be a breath away.  Larry King takes us through the lifesaving techniques of cardipulmonary resuscitation.  Join special guest Carnie Wilson as she learns the procedures of administering the "ABCs of CPR".  Used as a supplement to a CPR course, this must-see program will give you and your family the knowledge and power to save lives!

Demonstrates CPR techniques, using uninterrupted, real-time complete CPR sequence. Covers heart attack and airway obstructions. 

Offers a startling look at the human wreckage from smoking’s deadly wake, and the tobacco industry’s heavy-handed damage control tactics in deflecting this information from the American public. Celebrities from across the political spectrum speak on the controversial issue of the dangers of smoking and the extensive efforts by tobacco industry leaders to deflect information about those dangers from the American public.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimina nervosa--two conditons rooted in the desire to be slim--are the focus of this program.  While the first deprives the body of food, the other causes its victims to compulsively purge food through vomiting.  Two women who suffer with these conditions tell poignant stories of how these compulsive behaviors have nearly destroyed their lives and the lives of their respective families.  An expert explains the specialized approach used in treating both disorders.

Discusses eating disorders, their causes and their treatment. Covers anorexia nervosa, bulimia, compulsive overeating, and obesity.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the result of permanent organic injury to the brain of the fetus, caused by maternal drinking during pregnancy.  That injury leads to learning disabilities, poor judgment, antisocial behavior, and worse, if a recent study is correct.  This program discusses FAS within the contest of that study that suggests that 20 to 25 percent of all prison inmates may suffer from the condition.  The program examines how early identification and treatment of children with FAS can help prevent extreme antisocial behavior in adulthood.

Has teacher’s guide.Developed to stress the importance of fitness and to offer practical guidelines for training and diet that apply to any personwho wishes to have both the physical and psychological  benefits that go along with being fit.

At least once in our lives we will all face a medical emergency in which someone needs immediate assistance.  This video, developed by the National Safety Council, teaches the viewer how to react and provide effective first aid in case of a real-life emergency.  Its complete coverage of all essential first aid topics includes:  Victim Assessment and Activating EMS; Bleeding and Shock; Burns: Heat, Chemical, Electrical; Bone, Muscle and Spine Injury; Heart Attack; Poisoning; Bites and Stings; Cold and Heat Related Injuries.

The focus of this film is how to deal with serious bleeding. 

Explores the causes, symptoms and treatment of poisoning, including the form of poisoning particularly common to young people:  drug overdose. 

• Part 1:  Artificial Respiration – Causes of respiratory arrest are enumerated:  drowning, electrocution, drug overdoes, poisoning, smoke inhalation, and choking.  Rescue breathing maneuvers are discussed. 
• Part 2:  Choking – One of the most common causes of respiratory emergencies.  Techniques for handling choking emergencies are discussed. 

Most of us have suffered the symptoms of a food borne illness at some time, but probably labeled it a "bug" or the "24-hour flu".  This program takes an in-depth look at the practices that anyone who handles food should follow to prevent the spread of bacteria and to assure that the foods we eat are safe and enjoyable.  Viewers investigate the causes, symptoms, and treatment of food borne illnesses with emphasis placed on their prevention.  Viewers learn how to recognize the symptoms associated with food borne illnesses such as Salmonella and E. Coli bacteria.  They then learn about the illnesses--why they make people sick, how long an illnesss should be expected to last, safe and proper treatments, and when to pay a visit to the doctor's office. 

This video has been designed to remind viewers to practice safe and sanitary cooking methods and storage procedures.

This video was developed using the American Heart Association guidelines and recommendations for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency cardiac care (ECC), and foreign-body airway obstruction management.  Burns, suffocation, poisoning, smoke inhalation, respiratory infections, and bicycle accidents are covered. 

Travel inside the body to explore the vital organs that power our lives, and examine the remarkable instruments through which we sense the world. see the latest information about the human body based on current research. We may take it for granted, but the body is more complex than any machine; it is light, flexible and immensely strong. In addition, the body can laugh, cry and blush.

• Program 1 – Blood and Our Bodies – a look at his most basic life-giving substance.  DNA and Diversity – the microscopic miracle of DNA explained.  
• Program 2 – The Complex Cell – how cells function and form living organisms.  Understanding Viruses – how viruses work and prey on other organisms. 

The first filmed record of human conception.  The film takes you on an incredible voyage through the human body as a new life begins. 

After watching the video, your students will understand that depression is a treatable mental illness; recognize that mental illnesses are no different from other legitimate physical illnesses; be able to identify signs of depression in their friends and themselves; realize how important it is for young people to help one another through difficult times; and learn that one should never give up hope, no matter how futile a problem may appear. 

A video examination of a the human skeleton, as well as a variety of other skeletons, and their workings.  Delve beneath the surface to reveal the hidden secrets of an incredible variety of skeletons, none more complex than our own.  A symbol of our deepest fears, a miralce of engineering--see the skeleton as never before.  Which creatures have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies?  Which is the strongest bone in the human body?

Documents the activities of teenagers involved in the AIDS epidemic.  It takes the viewer to the third unfolding of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, D.C.  It presents AIDs related skits performed by teens in Iowa, California and Washington, D.C.  It takes the viewer on the journey of six deaf teens who have made a quilt panel to commemorate the life of their teacher.  It documents the last interview by Ryan White, prior to his death from AIDS.  It chronicles the stories of two young people who, as teens, contracted the disease.

Examines the high risk groups, details methods of transmission, discusses "safer sex" methods and explains why even these procedures are not foolproof.  Interviews with AIDS patients encourage viewers to be more sensitive to sufferers of this deadly virus while driving home the reality of the disease. 

Explains how viruses, submicroscopic parasites operate, and how your immune system works to defend you.  And see how scientists are making medical new attempts to use invading viruses as agents of healing.  (4-Page Teacher’s Guide) 

• Part 1 – Probing the Nature of Life—Viruses are introduced as entities poised at the boundary between life and non-life. 
• Part 2 – Agents of Disease – Explores the nature of viruses as pathogens. 

Children are shown how to wash their hands as well as under what circumstances, emphasizing that it will keep them healthy and able to play.

Looks at teenage use of marijuana and the damage it does to individuals, using frank talk and solid information to discourage use.  It is a thought-provoking documentary-style program with a simple message:  using marijuana is unhealthy, dangerous, illegal, psychologically addictive, and emotionally debilitating.  Above all, the program effectively dispels the myth that marijuana is a benign drug with little or no serious side effects.

Dr. Edward Hallowell reveals the steps to controlling Toxic Worry when it hits, such as sharing concerns with others, getting the facts to help put fears in perspective and identifying solutions.  He also reveals the latest scientific information on anxiety and offers many additional tips for taming it once and for all.

Part 1 – The Facts About Cholesterol.  
Part 2 – Habits for a Healthy Heart 

Covert Bailey shares his scientific expertise on losing the fat without losing your health. 

Introduces your students to some common misconceptions about dieting and helps them identify the real culprits in their own indivdual lifestyles that may be causing them to gain weight or get out of shape.  The video is divided into two sections, approximately 15 minutes each.  The first, on nutrition, contains a mini-report on "fast food" restaurants in the modern teen's diet.  The second focuses on the importance of physical activity in a well-balanced program of weight management.