The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
PRATT NO. 2 WINS
FIRST AID BANNER
Unique Contest at Chamber of
Commerce
RESCUED MEN IN MINE
Auditorium Was Packed to Sec Con-
tests and Two Bands Furnished
Music-Men Take Great In
terest In the Work
RESCUED MEN IN MINE

The First Aid to the Injured team from
Pratt No. mines won the first place in
the contest given in the auditorium of the
Chamber of Commerce last night by the
coal mining division of the Tennessee
Coal. Iron and Railroad company. The
team was presented the silk banner beau
tifulIy decorated in gold letters, and each
member was presented with a Red Cross
First Aid medal The prizes were pre-
scented by General Superintendent E. E.
Coke. All of the teams did excellent
work and were congratulated on the fast
and efficient way in which they were
able to give aid and attention to men
injured in the workings of a mine.
| The large auditorium of the Chamber
of Commerce was filled to it's capacity
with spectators all anxious to see the
first demonstration of first aid work to
mine victims that has ever been given in
Birmingham. There were two brass bands
present that furnished the music for the
occasion, the Pratt City band and the
Wylam band. A trestle work, which
was approximately of the same dimen-
sion as the manway of a mine slope or
shaft, was built and set in the middle of
the ROOM This was for the purpose of
placing the men In the same close quar-
tiers which they would encounter under
the actual work of rescuing and giving
first aid to men injured inside the work
ings of a mine
There were seven contests on the pro-
gramme and each of the six teams par
ticipated In each. Numbers were drawn
to decide which team should give the
first display in each contest, after which
the other teams followed in the order
which they were placed on the pro-
gramme
Programme of Events
The evenings programme explains it
self and was as follows:
/. Two-Man Contest-A piece of rock
has fallen on a miners RICH leg. causing
a simple fracture between knee and ankle.
Two men take the injured person out of
dangers way. say 20 feet. and apply
splints and bandage. Five minutes al
lowed.
2. One-Man Contestant explosion has
occurred in the mine and a man is burnt
on left leg and is overcome by gas. Carry
victim 30 feet, dress and treat condition.
Six minutes allowed.
8. Three-Man Contest-A train OF cars
wrecked on main slope and man gets
a simple fracture of thigh, left side
Carry victim % feet, apply splints and
bandases. using anything that can be
gotten from wreck of same. Five minutes
allowed.
4 Electric Wire Victim-A man has
come in contact with a broken live troll
lev wire and Is thrown down by shock,
falling on wire. He Is badly shocked and
burned on back. Two men rescued. Carry
10 feet and treat condition. Six minutes
allowed.
s. One-Man Contest-Treat a compound
fracture OF jawbone left side. with severe
bleeding, using First AID packet. SIX
minutes allowed.
G. Full Team Contest-A miner has
gone into his room soon after firing a
shot and sustains the following injuries.
Simple fracture of right thigh, fifth and
sixth ribs on left side fractured and a
compound fracture of left wrist with
severe bleeding. Make a temporary
stretcher out of coats or jumpers, apply
bandages and splints. carry injured party
80 feet ana place IN dInDulaHCe. Len
minutes allowed.
7. Original contest to be decided on By
judges.
Teams Were Graded
The judges were Dr. D. F. Talley
DR.. j. D. s. Davis and DIR. E. M
Prince The prizes were awarded ac-
cording to the grading of the six teams
after the contest was over. The silk
banner. after the order of a base
ball pennant. will be awarded every
year. to the winning team. The Amer
lean Red Cress First Aid medals, how
ever will be the personal property OF
the men who win them. These medals
are very finely made and are coined In
the United States mint. One of then
was awarded to every member of the
winning team of the contest.
| AS will be noted from the programme
the seven contests represented virtu-
ally every accident liable to happen
about a coal mine. In all of the con-
! tests a man first entered the supposed
mine slope and lay down on his back
making himself perfectly helpless for
| the work of the rescuers. In cases
of broken limbs or burns the vic
tim was given every relief possible
| His limb was bound up In splints oil
his burns carefully bandaged. When
lr man was overcome with gas or after