The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-03
AMERICAN RED CROSS TO
AID TO THE INJURED

David ]. Yates, director South
ern Division. a. p. c., expects to
leave the city Monday after spending
the past week here following up pre-
liminary organization work with the
Life Saving Corps and organizing
classes in First Aid. the Community
Service working in cooperation with
the Red Cross. A first aid class has
already been formed with DR.. Warren
Anderson in charge. the first class to
be conducted at the Army Navy Club
on Tuesday evening. After .leaving
Pensacola Mr.. Yates goes to Panama
City, Tallahassee and various other
points throughout the state in conncc-
ton with the 4. r. c. First Aid and
life saving corps work.
In speaking of this branch of Red
Cross service Mr.. Yates said:
in planning for continuous service
IN time of peace the Red Cross has
recognized the need for universal
training in first aid Ii the injured. The
number of casualties daily occurring
in our Industrial as wei as our so
cial lives makes such training our best
safeguard against the fatalities which
often result from delayed medical and
surgical aid.
In the five states of Florida, Geor-
gia, North and South Carolina, and
Tennessee. which form the Southern
Division of the Red Cross there is a
longer coast line than in any other
Red Cross territorial division. This
fact give special Importance to the
work of resuscitating and rescuing
drowning persons and representative
Of the Red Cross Bureau Of First Aid
has been appointed TO give this branch
OF the work particular attention
The value with which big corpora
tions regard the knowledge OF first aid
is shown by the fact that many of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, such as the Southern Bell
Telephone Co, and Carnegie and
Bethlehem Steel corpora tions and the
Tennesessee Coal and Iron Co, are
all having employees take the Red
Cross First Aid courses in the COM
pany's time.
"The Associated Insurance Co.
which writes workingmen's compensa-
ton Insurance allows a discount of II
per cent on all policies issued in plants
where there are trained first aid en-
ployees.
The work has been found to be well
worth while and not only is the inter-
est of the students maintained but the
safety of the community is insured by
those who received Red Cross First
Aid certificates, which means that
they have passed the required exam
ination.
In addition to the adult classes in
first aid there are also classes held in
the high schools of the division and all
pupils covering the required course
and taking the examination are
awarded certificates of proficiency as
are the adults This work is con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Jun
Tor Red Cross
There has recently been appointed
in the southern division a new direc-
tor of first aid. DIR. u. S. Cowan and
he has as his associate directors, NJ.
x. Bailey and David Yates. A plan
has been perfected by which groups of
persons in any locality may take
courses in first aid without individual
cost. In order that communities may
avail themselves of this provision, ap-
plication should be made to the Blu
reau of Aid, Southern Division a. r.
c., Atlanta.
Large corporations have regular
courses of first aid among all their
employees, realizing the value of acct
dent prevention and the great value of
first aid knowledge in the prevention
of serious results and complications
after accidents. A credit of eight
points is allowed for Red Cross
First Aid certificate in examination
OF officers position in the mines by
the state mining department of Penn
sylvania.
In the near future the Pensacola