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their especially assigned jobs, in
Guiding specialized health service
courses against atomic, biological
and chemical warfare. The Amer
lean Red Cross, officials of the
public health service and other Or
CARNATIONS concerned with health
services will conduct certain phases
Of specialized training such as first
aid and nurses aid training. Many
medical officers of the military
services, public health services,
the veterans administration and
other organizations have taken spe-
cialized courses in defenses against
atomic warfare and these will be
asked to assist in the training pro-
gram.
ALREADY, in the atomic warfare
field, l48 physicians from SO states
have taken courses given by the
atomic energy commission in CO.
operation with the national security
resources board. Similar courses for
nurses have been started. Other
courses either federal, state or To-
cal, will be available for dentists,
veterinarians and other profession
al and technical people working in
health services. State health off
Gals have taken courses in radio
logical monitoring which included
many aspects of the civil defense
program.
Similar training courses will be
available for biological warfare
against humans and animals, and
chemical and biological warfare
against crops. Courses in these SUBJ
jects will have three prime aspects
detection, treatment of casualties,
and methods of decentralization
Training will be available for nurses
aids and home nurses, Pathological
monitors, auxiliary sanitary per-
sonnet and auxiliary laboratory
workers.
For large segments Of the gen.
eral public, the major type of train
ing will be in the category of first
aid-what to do first in any of the
fields of civil defense. The goal Is
10000, 900 trained first-aiders in a
22-hour course which will also in
clude training in special weapons
defense and in procedures for treat
ing minor illnesses in time of
emergency when physicians will be
over-burdened with casualties.
Every state will operate under
uniform system of organization,
equipment and procedure. Estab-
lishment Of control stations in
strategic areas, of first aid stations
and the augmentation of all neces-
sary ambulance, disqualification,
fire fighting equipment and a score
Of other defense mechanisms will
be taught. 1t is estimated that ap-
proximately IS per cent Of surviving
casualties in an atomic bomb burst
would require transportation by lit
ter to first-aid stations, hence the
importance Of first aid work. As
an example, if there were 10000
injured survivors, about $4,000 prob
ably would have to be carried by
litters. Another $1,000 would walk,
or would be taken to first aid sta
tions by other means. So the most
important function is in first aid
training, since even fire-fighters,
rescue teams, police, engineering
and other personnel, first to con-
tact the injured, would be called
upon for first aid to casualties.
So every individual should watch
for announcement of establishment
Of regional training centers and
schools for training volunteers.
Don't wait, volunteer your services.
In the meantime, thousands of pints
Of blood, both plasma and whole
blood, must be obtained and stored.
Here is first and must duty which
can be carried out now.
tThe last of this series Of civil
defense articles will appear next