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Show NEW NE'V NEV ' RED CROSS JOB . " Plans for a new and important activity tlvitythat.oi tlvitythatoi , that . of reducmg reducing the theautomobIle theautomobile automobile death and accident rate , , are being " , made B by the Ameri- Ameri American American - can Red Cross , which this year is is celebrating the 30th anniversary anniversaryof anniversary anniversaryof of its incorporation under its present charter . ofiirsiBriefly Briefly stated , the proposal is is to establish estabhsh a network of ormai ormaitrucks fIrst fIrstaid firstaid aid statIons along the hIgh\\'ays hIgh 'ays ays highways \ ' and streets , usmg using fIlling stations , police booths and other existing facihties facilities , the personnel of which whichwould whichwould would be gIven some instruction instruotion in fIrst aId methods . MobIle first firstaid firstaid aid units would Include public utility and highway commissiontrucks commission commissiontrucks trucks , tank trucks and buses , some of which already carry emerrpTinv emer- emer emergency emergency - gency ( pouinment equipment and persons trained in in first aid aid . . The possIbIlities of the plan are readIly recogmzed recognized , and the theexpense th thexpense lc , e ? expense of providing the necessary fIrst aid kits and the training trainingof trainin traininof 'g g ' g of personnel whose regular duties kept them on the highways highwaysnot highwayswould rs would ' ' not be great ' . ' Firs FIrst Aid , the Red Cross believes , should p ? ' be gIven at the spot where the accident occurs , until proper mech- mech medi- medi medical mechcaI 1- 1 - caI cal aid can be summoned . : Many deaths occur from rushing In- In Injured injured 1- 1 - into automobiles and them to hos- hos hospitals hospitals jured JUICU persons UC10U110 111HJ Utummj ordinary ii * n nA . speeding -A A - g - . - pifals pitals without giving givmg them temporary relief and 1 mtelliger intelligent intelligentattention intelligentattention mtelligerThe f . II ' . , , . , , , it attention . The new undertaking is a most praisewoithy praisewOl th one , which wi11 will wi11no willno wino ill no doubt have the hearty heaDty cooperation of all who are able to assist assistjn assistin assu assuin t jn in -in in - making it it effective enecuve . . |
