Show RED GROSS HIGH POSTS AID INJURED 1000 function at key points to give emergency care to traffic hurt Ilig highway hway first aid stations set up by the tha red cross to give emergency care to victims of traffic accidents are saving lives altes according to janies james L I 1 fleser vice chairman in ID charge of domestic operations more afore than 1000 1000 ot of our eme emergency r gency posts are already operating in 47 states and thousands of others will soon be established at ley bey points along amer leas highways mr air fieser stated the red cross highway posts are concentrated at danger spots in ural rural areas where medical aid s not readily available the importance of this coverage of the open road tile the red cross cros holds Is 13 given sharper emphasis by the tact fact that there has been a iso per cent increase in rural traffic fatalities during the past twelve years the project was initiated last year on a national scale as a practical approach to the highway accident lem the red cross felt that it could best apply its strength by succoring those who continue to be injured pend ing a reduction in the highway accident rate through legislation and safety education our program brings first aid skill to the scene of accident in an effort to reduce tho the number of dersons lei sons killed and maimed in automobile mishaps mr fieser said our first aid ers are not medical men in any sense but it Is their job to turn the injured over to the medical profession in the best shape possible the red cross highway posts are es ell at gasoline service stations tourist homes rural police and file die de apartments part ments the personnel of the posts are trained by the red cross in first aid standard first aid equipment 1 Is in ill stalled at each station and identifying signs tor for the benefit of motorists aie erected beside the highway at both ap pi pio caches aches to the station the attendants of these roadside units who quality qualify as first adders volun teer leer their services through the red cross and may under no circumstances circumstance accept pay tor for caring tor for the triau injured r I 1 to complement the highway first aid stations cat ions the red cross has announced anneus ed tc formation of mobile units several thou h I 1 sand amrid trucks which regularly ply the highway in the course of routine work will be equipped with first aid kits drivers and crews will take courses in both standard and advanced first aid and each truck will be identified as a red cross mobile unit more ilore than a hundred trucks are already operating the highway police of eight states who have finished first aid training will join this army mobilized to cut accident fatalities and prevent com tion of minor injuries through adling at the scene of accident nr mr fleser fieser said bald we receive reports from our first aid stations daily telling of essential care given to traffic casualties on th the spot and of lives actually saved this and many other zed red cross pro pr grams of equal value are supported by the people of america during the an nual roll call for members this year the roll call will be held from novem norem her ber 11 to 26 |