Show Dont Dont Don't Move the Victim FAULTY FIRST FIRST AID AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT MAY MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE BE FATAL Dont Dont Don't move the victim victim unless I unless you know how This Is the warning issued by bythe bythe bythe the American Ameri an Red Cross to the well intentioned but inexperienced inexperience d who would apply first aid measure measures es Cs to auto crash victims t f tHarold Harold F. F F En Enlows lows national di di- director director director rector of Red Cross first aid a d service service ice stresses that faulty first aid may be more of a hindrance than a a help to the injured Handling of injury in injury in- in injury jury cases on the highway must be bemore bemore bemore more than well intentioned he points out out adding adding that treatment by those other than trained first ciders may result in serious injury or even death Those who ride our streets and highways hi may at any lany any moment be called upon for assistance at the scene of an accident Mr Dir Enlows said To act quickly and intelli intelli- intelligently intelligently gently while a physician is Ss on the way each of us should avail our our- ourselves ourselves selves to free first aid lessons given by Red Cross chapters Hysterical and confused hand band handling handlin ling lin of accident victims each year account for untold cases ases cases of death and permanent crippling he ion Con on- on fried In the past eight tight years ears there have been more deaths draths and an d serious injuries on the highways o of the nation than died or were injured ed in till nil of the wars in which t America has participated in its 15 Q years ears of history his tor |