| Show CIVIL DEFENSE Standard Training raining T l z raining Is Needed By Civil Defense Volunteers By Walter A. A Shead J This Is she tbt h fourth In a 4 serla NII of oj five I. on the flu civilian ll n J program AUTHORITY AUTHORITY In the line of command for the tremendous civil defense army needed in case casa of full scale war stems from rom the President through Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell to the 48 state civil defense directors and down the line to the appointed officers in cities towns and counties throughout the nation National defense against atomic Biological and chemical warfare rests upon thorough training to start in a civil defense staff college fo o be established for tor top civil de dl- defense de- de tense ense planners and administrators the college will serve as a source if f all aU latest information Regional technical training centers are also planned where this information will willbe be e disseminated in the civil defense training programs In the states and andoval oval ocal communities The technical enters renters will be b. staffed by thorough thorough- thoroughly ly trained men and women in all aU phases phalli of the work and will provide means nans for standardization Uon of the technical ethnical and special s I pee p e c i 1 a l 1 training Standardization on is a prime factor for successful mutual lid and mobile support which re- re juire autre a fore force of uniformly trained defense workers Graduates of the federal tech tech- technical technical training centers centera will train other civil defense workers and trainers within the states who in turn mm will train the local volunteers Under the program two kinds of raining training will bo provided general provided general and md specialized General training will consist of instruction in basic basla subjects to Include fundamental principles of organization and op op- operation operation basic basia first aid and im im- improvised improvised improvised rescue operations The American Red Cross oUi- oUi officials of the public health service and other organizations concerned with health services will conduct certain phases of specialized train train- training training training ing such a as a's as s first aid and s s1 s' aid training Many medic leers of the military servi public health services the ms ad ad- administration admInistration administration ministration and other organizations organizations organizations have taken specialized courses in defenses against ator c ator c warfare and these will be aski j 1 i to assist in the thc training program Already in the atomic warfare field physicians from 38 states have taken courses given by the atomic commission in cooperation co co- cooperation cooperation operation with the national security resources board Similar courses for tor nurses have been started Other courses either federal state or lo- lo loca ca' ca will be available for dentists veterinarians and other profession professIon- professional al and technical people working in health services State health have taken courses in radio radio- I logical monitoring which h Included many aspects of the civil defense program I Similar training courses will be available for biological warfare against humans and nd animals against chemical warfare and I t against biological warfare against crops Courses Cours in these subjects will have three prime aspects d. aspects de detection de treatment of casualties and methods of decontamination Training will be b. available for I nurses aids and home nurses nuru ra ra- monitors monitor auxiliary j tary personnel and auxiliary lab lab- laboratory laboratory oratory workers work rI For large segments of the Uie gen gen- gen 1 atal tal public tho major type of train train- training training ing in will be In the category of first aid t taid aid what aid what to do first fust In any of the fields fi of civil defense The goal is ii trained first alders In a a hour 22 course which h will also In in- Include include clude elude training In hi sp lal weapons we weapons weapons' po s defense and in procedures for treat treat- treating ing lag minor Illnesses in hi time of emer emer- emergency emergency gency gen when physicians will be over over- overburdened overburdened burdened with casualties Every state sta G will operate under undera a uniform system of organization equipment and procedure I I of control Stations in strategic areas area of first aid stations stations' and the implementation of all aU necessary necessary essary ambulances hospitalization fire fighting equipment nt and a score of other defense mechanisms will willbe willbe willbe be taught It is estimated that ap ap- approximately approximately ap- ap approximately proximately 35 per per cent of sur stir casualties in n an atomic s bomb burst would require trans trans- transportation transportation by litter to first first aid ald sta hence the importance of first aid work As an example if U there were injured survivors about i probably would have to be ba i carried by litters Another could walk or would be taken to I first aid stations by other means So the most Important function Is b in first aid training since even fire fire- firefighters fighters rescue teams police pollee en engineering engineering and other personnel first to contact the injured would be called upon for first aid to casual casual- ales ties So every individual should watch for announcement ement of establishment of regional training centers i j |
