...and the bizzare jumpsuits and hats the medics had...

AMAZING film here. This starts with a traffic accident. Paramedics (who look suspiciously like milkmen) immediately put an oxygen mask on one of the people involved. But wait! A guy suspiciously breaks through the crowd that have congregated! He says he needs to talk to the paramedics! The cop lets him through. Both men are laryngectomees! People who have had their voice box taken out because of cancer! So the paramedic, uh does mouth to throat resecitation on the neck hole and THEN puts a oxygen mask on it. Now, why they needed to find out all this information from the other layrengectomee is rather strange and troubling.. shouldnt they know this already? Anyways, the other layrngectomee shows the parademics sure signs that the patient has this malady, stickers on the car windows about what to do with people with this condition (for example: Dont throw water on the head! ! A medic alert bracelet! (again, wouldnt they have checked for that?) and best of all, a book located in a litter bag on the dashboard of the car! (why its in a litter bag is never explained).. And once again, why arent the paramedics looking for any of these signs in the first place? I should tell you that when all of this is going on, somewhat odd maudlin music is playing that doesnt really fit this film. Anyways, after a brief diagram of how these patient breathes, we go on to easily one of my favorite segments in all of euphemeral filmdom. A demonstration! Some larydectomeed guy gets a plastic bag over his head!! Of course, that doesnt effect him, hes breathing through his neck! What this proves, Im not really sure, but its funny as hell, and even the guy getting the plastic bag thinks so too. Next, a demo of how a larynedectomee can help resescitate someone is shown. Again, why do they need to show this? What exactly is the topic of this film again? Anyways, one of the methods shown is to lie the person down on his stomach, with his face on a shoe. No, Im not making that up. Soon, after the whole car accident is taken care of, we go to a PICNIC of larynedectomees! Theyre all having a great time, even though this scene is somewhat strangely exploitive.
Just about one of the strangest films Ive seen on here. More medical / training films please!

Straightforward 60s film for emergency personnel for dealing with persons who have had a laryngectomy, and thus breathe through a hole in the neck. This is important information to know and itÂs presented in a straightforward non-sensationalistic manner, so you donÂt want to laugh at this film at all. One interesting part of it features a picnic of such people, and theyÂre all chatting away with each other, using the Âesophagal method of speech, which sounds suspiciously like the same process kids use to burp on command. Still, there but for the grace of God go IÂÂthese people actually deserve admiration for coming up with a new way to communicate. All in all, this is an interesting film, but not one to laugh at.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: N/A. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ****.