MOTAT oral history interview with Sid Yarrow

Object detail

Accession number

08-410

Maker

Sid Yarrow
Megan Hutching

Production period

2000s

Description

Oral history interview with Sidney Yarrow about his work at Greenlane Hospital, 1954-1988 and focused on his work assembling and modifying the Melrose heart-lung machine. Includes information about building oxygenator, Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes, how and why the heart-lung machine was used at Greenlane Hospital.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/Polyester

Physical description

1 sound cassette (ca. 60 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (56 minutes)

Other title

Denis Melrose
How it all started : New Zealand's first open heart operation
Sid Yarrow interviewed by Ron Vliestra on behalf of the North American Society for Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology

Credit line

Sid Yarrow et al. 27 Mar 2008. MOTAT oral history interview with Sid Yarrow, 08-410. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Current rights

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Classification

Audiotape Audiocassette Tools & Equipment for Communication Sound Communication T&E Sound Communication Media

Production place

Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Yarrow, Sid Anecdotes Heart, Mechanical Anecdotes Circulation, Artificial Blood Anecdotes Surgery Anecdotes Barratt-Boyes, Brian Interviews Perfusionists <C> Anecdotes New Zealand Hospitals Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

Subject auto tags

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Heart and Lung machine [Melrose]; New Electronic Products Limited; Circa 1950s

Name/Title: Heart and Lung machine [Melrose] Maker: New Electronic Products Limited Production date: Circa 1950s Accession number: 1982.812 See full details

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