Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08
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Towns visited in connection with
Companies whose men received
Meetings held ............... 500
Number Of men attending 49,. aA.o6I
Eventually II is hoped to extend this in
struction to lumbermen in al sections Of the
country.
In the latter part Of 1916 We were shls to
sn IN hs
stone. slate. marble and granite qusrriss Of
The First Aid Division Of the American Red
Cross is affiliated with the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association, the Young Womens Chris.
tan Association, the Boy Scouts. and the Girl
reau of Mines and the First Aid Society Of
New York. and has many other important -
The Meri. Badges in frs. Aid for Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts are obtained in theSe
or ,na after passing test; fseo"Msndsa
garding these tests can be obtained from the
Girl Scouts Headquarters. Munsey Building.
Washington. D: G.: and the Boy Scouts Heed
quarters, 200 Fifth A.enust New York City CITY
that is. those not directly connected with in
dustrial concerns, hundreds of classes have
Ssne a and q
ington. A number Of classes have been organ
lied In Panama and in the Hawaiian
Islands SO rr that the movemsn enSs
tinental limits. of the United States.
Only about one-hah Of the persons who take
In 1915, $3.50 certificates were issued. IN
increase Of 6.s16 over the previous year. Dur
ing the same year, 500 joint certlhcates IN hrs
Young Mems Christian Association snd sts
by the Red Cross and the Young Womens
Christian Association.
A first aid supply division is conducted In
which, as already indicated. first aid books and
equipment can be procured at reasonable
cost. In a large number Of industrial plants.
<Nr, ,VNH
and accident prevention has been installed. and
complete first aid service organized. So
many industrial concerns have requested the
Red Cross TO advise them about first aid sur.
plies that a number of boxes have been placed
on sale in which the materials are adapted 70
the peculiar needs Of various industries. as
we have two household boxes llarge and
smaln. an industrial box, and school. street.
telephone. railroad and automoe,le oq r,
estry Bureau. Department Of Agriculture 70
the United States Coas, Guard and small
The Division is ready to give advice re-
garding first aid equipment. and to manu-
to meet the particular needs of manufacturers
and industrial companies upon request Al
supplies are listed in catalogue which will be
furnished upon application.
Those sufficiently interested TO wish com.
plete information of the work OF the First Az
Division should consult the Annual Report 81
the Red Cross which covers its operations each
ago. Facts In Regard to Accidents In
the United States-1f any reasons are
needed to convince the public of the necessity
for such work as the American Red Cross is
endeavoring to carry on through its First AID
Division, il is believed the following statements
will be quite convincing.
It has been conservativeIy estimated that be-
tween 10000 and 100. 600 fatal accidents oe-
cur annually in the United States, and that
five times that number of accidents occur
which disable individuals so that'they can no
longer earn their own living. Computing, very
conservatively. the earning capacity OF each
aggregate money loss of $3.50. 600. 900 annually
is indicated. These figures. Of course. take no
account of expenses incurred by legal claims
employees. of charges for surgical care. and
finally the suffering and sadness brought INTO
thousands Of homes ss;. which can an, not De meas
According to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. in 1914 there were 2o2. 1854 persons
~rs Sea ra IF the isd as wss
gers, $3.50 employees, and 6.7ss were other
persons or ''trespassers" In the same period
roads. of whom 1921 We're passengers. 1856.
212 were railroad employees, and the remain
ing 1920 were other persons or trespa.s
ers" Trespassing is one of the greatest evils
with which railroad companies have to con
The United States Bureau Of Mines reports
for 1914 show that out Of total OF 7a2,sA
men employed in the coal mines OF the United
States. 2451 were killed or to put it more
graphically, one man died for every 1000"
During the year iela, among loe,27s mon
employed in the guarres Of the United Sta,
1s3 men were killed. 1892 seriously injured
and 6,647 slightly injured.
In the State Of Washington out Of ISL 900
men employed in all the industries o. thai
State in the first five months 9' ,bs
industry: Among these men in that short
period Of time there was total ot 4s2s seci,
dents. There are said 10 he more than 500 600
men employed in the lumber camps and mills
Of the United States, but no accurate statistics
are obtainable for the country at large The
, Iny f frnm IL. sasts Of e
The Bureau of the Census reports (which
now comprises registration area o. g. FER
cent of the total population OF the United
states5 state that in 1919 there were:
1898 deaths from street accidents
2.4sS deaths from automobile accidents
o3a1 deaths caused by other vehicles.
97s deaths from lightning and electric
shock
1895 deaths by drowning.
Typhoid fever. Of which we have heard ~
much. does not compare with accidents % .
cause of death in our country. and while ~.
phoid fever is constantly decreasing. accidents
are constantly increasing. and il they continue
to do at the present rate, viii soon exceed
the annual death rate from tubercuoss
Another matter Of great importance In this
connection is that no business or other orsani'
cation can reach its true efficiency IL it is con.
stantly being deprived OF the services OF EN-
ployees through accidents and IL such en-.
ployees are to be kept away from work an
undue length of time through the complica
tons incident to lack OF efficient first AID treat
ment
fore. is to assist in remedying existing con
dtions by changing the attitude Of the pub
lie towards accidents. The methods for pre-
venton of accidents and their relief fall nstu
rally into three heads:
I. Education of the Public.
.. Installation of Safety Devices.
3. instruction in First Aid 10 the In
jured and Accident Prevention.
231. Education OF the Public.-This
should begin with the employer and then
extend to the employee and the general
public. Employers may he appealed to
In two ways first. on their humanitarian
or sentimental side and second. from a
cold -blooded business standpoint. II Is
easy to demonstrate to employers that
prevention of accidents will lessen the
number of cripples to be cared for. dimin-
ish the death rate among their employees.
and that it will minimize the loss from
damage suits. with the legal expenses
they entail. The time lost to companies
while employees are disabled and the re-
sulting fall in production due to tn.
breaking in and training OF new men viii
be greatly lessened and the efficiency re-
main constant. This latter makes
strong appeal to their economic sense.
232. Safety Appnancss.-In many in
stances safety appliances have proved
very valuable in preventing accidents, but
even under the best Of conditions they
do not prevent more than 10 to so per cent.