Plummer, Norman H.

Mentioned in the 10/7/1941 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “Dr. Carrell then opened the scientific program introducing Dr. Dozois who presented Dr. Norman Plummer’s ‘Film on Pneumonia’.”

J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1939; 112: 1484: Treatment of Pneumonia with Sulfapyridine (Lantern Demonstration). Herbert K. Ensworth and Norman H. Plummer, New York. [AMA Ninetieth Annual Session, St. Louis, Mo. Section on Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Wednesday, May 17 -- 2 p.m.]
J Am Med Assoc, May 1940; 114: 1791: [AMA Ninety-First Annual Session, New York, N.Y.] Section on Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Norman Plummer, New York: Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Treatment: Exhibit of charts, tables and photographs showing recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia; technics of sputum typing, blood culture examination and sulfapyridine determination; significance of the results of these tests ; results of serum therapy and chemotherapy ; motion picture presenting briefly the historical background of pneumonia therapy and depicting the actual admission and treatment of a patient with pneumonia.
J Am Med Assoc, May 1942; 119: 78: [AMA Ninety-Third Annual Session, Atlantic City] Motion Pictures. Motion pictures will be shown continuously throughout the week in four motion picture theaters adjoining the exhibits. ... Norman Plummer and Charles Wheeler, New York Hospital, New York : Sulfonamide Therapy.
J Am Med Assoc, Jan 1943; 121: 364: New Motion Picture on Sulfonamide Therapy. -- A new motion picture on sulfonamide therapy was recently released by Lederle Laboratories, Inc., and is available for bookings without charge to medical groups. The film was prepared by and under the supervision of Drs. Norman H. Plummer, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Cornell University Medical College, New York, and Charles H. Wheeler, assistant in pharmacy (therapeutics) at Cornell. The film reviews the development of the sulfonamides from 1908 to the present time. The chemical aspects are shown in scenes taken at the sulfonamide research division of the Lederle Laboratories, and therapeutic applications are revealed in scenes taken at the New York Hospital. By special arrangement Drs. Edward F. Roberts, New York, and Florian E. Schmidt, Chicago, will present the film with comments, or the film may be borrowed by medical societies or hospital staffs.

See also the reference to the ~1943 Plummer film on pneumonia in: McGrorey, Ruth T. The Use of Commercial Films: In Schools of Nursing. American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 45, No. 6. (Jun., 1945), pp. 480-481.

JAMA, Nov 1995; 274: 1482: PLUMMER, Norman, 94; Easton, Md; Cornell University Medical College, 1926; died January 25, 1995.
Norman Plummer, Medical Director, 94 [obituary]. New York Times, Sunday, January 29, 1995. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/29/obituaries/norman-plummer-medical-dire...
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