New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
)RST AID CLASS IS 1 FORMED AT Y.W.c.A.

Twenty-Five Young Ladies WIN Get
 |iCdTo0I1 and Hospital Experience.
 Twcnty-fvc young ladies have en-
 He'd in First Aid class which has
 on SOrmed at the local Young Somens Christian association. Dr.
 ktherine Travis has been engaged as
 structor and sessions will be held
 o'clock Friday evenings beginning
 ebruary ;. As a supplementarE purse Head Nurse Miss Hammerick
 the local Visiting Nurses asso- aCOn will SlVc one or two lectures
 inursing and care of the sick room.
 Girls and women everywhere have
 keen interest in knowing what pre-
 ut1ons to take to prevent accidents
 what to do in case of sudden ill.,
 fs or injury. The purpose of the
 urse in First Aid is to qualify them
 treat a case of accident or illness
 nh promptneSs and skill until a
 lysician arrives or the patient can
 taken to the doctor.
 Will Receive Certificates.
 The general course in First Aid, kcmoted by the American Red Cross
 d the National Board of Young |omen's Christian associations, has eeived widespread attention and has
 ined considerable popularity. This
 l. ~l,% lis city. For the successful com etion of this, a Girls certificate will
 awarded the pupils by the National
 ard.
 n order that mem bers of the class by be eligible to the national exam htions, it is necessary that the course
 given by an active physician. The struction includes lectures and dem pstrations with much practice work the part of the class, together With &al and written tests. Emphasis is instantly placed upon peoples re- Dnsibility for reducing the number
 preventable accidents and avoid Ple illnesses.
 , The Topics. R'he following topics will be cov- I'd in the course:
 Principles of First Aid, object of Purse. Structure of body, skeleton, (ints, muscles. Fractures. Prac- ' me df it's uses.
 kFirst Aid materials and their uses. blints, bandages and stimulants. |Dislocations, sprains, strains. Gym k,sium and field accidents. Prac- te-Common injuries to joints, as hkle, knee, wrist, etc.
 Circulation of the blood. Heart vities, blood vessels, arterial and i knous blood. Hemorrhage; exter- kl ahd internal causes, hemorrhage pm an artery and from a vein Practice-He Hemorrhage from deep Its.
 Respira ton. Work of the lungs |bmmon accidents and illnesses of tspratory tract, choking, croup 1othering, asphyxiation from gas, {ownRg )Pra ctice resuscitation, Shafer )ethod of artificial respiration. : Nervous system. Unconsciousness om different causes. Hysteria con- klsions fits, toothache, earache, neu- I lgia. Stretcher drill. 1 Common accidents: Swallowing poisons, rabies. stings of insects, (isons from plants or animals, burns q scalds, frostbites, sunstroke heat l fhaustion. electric shock.
 Common accidents: Chill from ex- Psure. Foreign bodies in the eye, r or nose. Clothing on fire. Digestive apparatus. Acute indi- fstion, nausea, hiccough, vomiting \nstipation. diarrhoea, cramp.
 Pra>ice-Emergenc treatment
 (Accidents from special causes In Fies from machinery. driving and
 tom obile accidents, indoor and out lor and camp dangers. Prevention
 accidents. Emergency supplies.
 To Take National Exams.
 YWhen the course has been finished number of the local girls will take Pe national examinations. Their pa ers will be sent to Now York and passed upon by the physician in barge of the Hygiene and Physical Education for the national board, act p g with the Red Cross officials. After he requirements of the American Red $ross in Washington are compiled ltn certillcaleS bearing the Ia CSlmJlC
 PrPsident Wilson and that of the President of the National board. to. ether with those of the Educational cretary of tho National board anG (e officer in charge of the first aid apartment Of the American Red ross, will be sent to the local secrc- ry for the students reaching the |Rssing mark in the course. Through this course and that to be ven by the head of the Nurses as- fsiatlon the girls Of the Y. w. c. A.
 Il be fitted to be companions and to Ire for convalescents and chronic bses of lnvalidism in addition 10 aining a good knowledge of what to {o in cases of accidents