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Newsreel and commentary about the advances in medicine made during World War One. These include pioneering work on X-rays, antibiotics and blood transfusions, which were all widely used for the first time during the conflict. A dramatic monologue introduces surgeon Henry MacFarlane, who is at the end of his first day at a field hospital on the Western Front. He describes his work, in particular the importance of guarding against septicaemia when dealing with wounds.