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Show Red Cross Potential Life Savers Number Nearly 2,000,000 First aid and life saving certificates cer-tificates Issued by the American Red Cross since the start of the service 26 years ago now number num-ber 1.8S8.702. During the past year the Red Cross qualified 222,-693 222,-693 persons in arst aid and taught water safety and rescue methods to 80,961. This army of First Aiders ana Life Savers Is one of th great safety factors in the nation They are trilned to give Immediate Imme-diate first aid at the scene ot accident, thus saving many lives and preventing permanent in-Jury. in-Jury. Red Cross training Includes skill In treating for shock, splinting splint-ing fractures, checking arterial bleeding, applying artificial respiration, res-piration, towing drowning per sons to safety, and in the safe handling of boat and canoe. |