The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-23
Red Cross Car Tours Entire
Missouri Pacific System.
VIII Teach First Aid to In
jured and Safety Methods.
men ARE TAUGHT ANATOMY
Demonstrations and Lectures
by Experts in Car.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

The American Red Cross Society car
No. 1 is making a tour Of the entire
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain system.
The car was started on its journey at
Omaha, where it was kept for two days.
September 18th and 18th, being hauled
to Omaha by the Chicago & North
western Railroad and there turned over
to the Missouri Pacific. The tour. which
opens at Omaha, will be continued over
the lines of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain for three and half months.
the last stopping place being Texar-
kama, Ark, where the car will be Janu-
airy ga
purpose of giving instructions in first
aid for the care of the injured. and TO
teach safety as a means of prevent
ing accidents. On its journey the ca
will be accompanied by representatives
Of the Red Cross Society, the Railroad
Y. NJ. G. A. and of the Hospital depart
ment and Safety committees of the
Missouri E&cific-Iron Mountain system.
The national officials of the Red Cross
Society operate this car purely as a
piece CT philanthrcpic work. It is con-
Quoted under their railroad department,
# which DR.. NJ. J. Shields, Washington,
u. c., is head. DR.. NJ. w. Glasgow lives
il: the car and acts as Instructor and
demonstration, the objecf of the trip be
ing to "ducate railroad men and others
the injured by teaching them how to
put Temporary ore ssing on wounds and
10" TO temporarily treat a fracture.
ETC, II til medical aid can arrive. it H.
e'culated that many lives can be saw
ca. and also many persons can be pre-
vented from Ja.hE manned and disfigUr.
ed for life
While this car is in a city all the ap-
planes to be used in case of ill
ness. or injury, either to passenger Or
employees of the railroad are on exhibit
ton and the attendants explain for
what purpose each is to be used. The
railroad employees are solicited to visit
the car and view the outfits and demon
STATIONS and hear the Instructions and
lectures given on how to take care of
the injured In this way they are able
TO help each other as well as passen-
gers in case of injury or illness
Inc men are requested not only to
nelp each other and the passengers OF
the road in case of mfshap, but to
also give care and attention to tres
passers and even tramps. The talks
Whlch are given to the men by Dr.
Shields are short and are illustrated
by charts, diagrams, X-ray plates of
fractures and by painting the location
of the principal blood vessels in the
different important parts and organs
of the body of the human subject wiz |
colored crayons In this way the men
are taught something of anatomy tina !
IS very useful III ndnQIlnS emergency
cases. They are instructed on how lC |
tie up blood vessels to stop bleeding |
until a physician can arrive, and hCNv |
to clean wounds and injuries so as 10 |
prevent blood poisoning and OFT or |
complications from setting in, and are |
also instructed on various other things
that are useful and efficacious in |
cases of emergency.
Besides the talks, the physicians give
demonstrations on living subjects iE
bandaging, stopping hem orrhages, or |
applying temporary splints. The men
are also put to work practicfng these |
things so they will become proficient. |
Actual operation is performed in ar
tifcial respiration, dressing WOUNDS, |
applying splints to fractures. etc. A |
stretcher drill is included in the IN
gtruction. The men are also shown |
how they can improvise a stretcher to
carry injured persons in emergencies
and instructed on how to hold their
arms in carrying people.
The physicians, furthermore, en-
1eavor to organize first aid to injured
crews who are taught to work to-
yether and are drilled regularly so as
% make them proficient. In many III
stances contests are arranged between
,rews on different parts of the railroad
ystem and prizes awarded for those
making the best showing. In this way
he mems interest is kept up in the
work, which is purely humanitarian
Ind philanthropic.