Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-03-07

national humanitarian neeuS. but
most of it will remain In the
county to perform the many
services important to the com
munity.
Through Home Service, the
program of family service, OF
responsibility to servicemen, vet.
eranS and their dependents, and
the dependents of deceased ser
vicemen are assisted. In the
past year 400 families were
given service in health and vel
fare, transportation, emergency
leaves, assistance to veterans
in applying for government ben
efits, and financial assistance
to active Servicemen's families
prior to receipt of their first
allotment check. Many inquiries
were sent through the National
Red Cross to locate persons II
foreign countries. AT the chapter
house in Chardon and the loan
closets maintained in Burton
and Middlefield, beds, whee!
chairs and many other items
for the sick room are available
free Of charge, and loaned tc
Geauga residents, upon request.
DISASTER SERVICE: Relief OF
suffering and hardship caused
by disaster are charter respon-
Sibilities. When a natural dis
aSter occurs within chapter S
territory Red Cross takes the
leadership in giving necessary
aid to those in need. In an
enemy caused disaster Rec
! Cross works with and at the
direction of Civil Defense. I
1856 only one family affected
by fire requested assistance.
BLOOD PROGRAM: Is a REQ
Cross service that provides blood
and blood derivatives without
charge to physicians in the
United States for administra
ton to patients. The program
has a dual objective, Cd max
ing blood available to loca
physicians to help safeguard the
health of the community anc
| (2) meeting the large scale
needs for blood in disaster OF
national emergency. Blood re
placements for 1l8 persons re
siding in Geauga Co. were made
in 1856 totalling Alb pints, OF
a saving to Geauga County
people of $1O,450. To make this
this county may receive free
blood at a local hospital, or II
Cleveland, or any hospital II
the United States. Last yeal
many re i d e n t S benefited
through this service. Three pat
tents from MunSon received
seven pints. Nine from New
bury, 40 pintS. One from Park
man, 4 pints; Four from Rus
sell, 8 pints; One from Soutt
Russell 16 pintS; Two from Troy
5 pints; Two from Auburn, q
pintS; Twenty-siX from Balm
bridge, "a pints; Thirteen from
Burton, So pints; Twenty from
Chardon, So pints; Twenty from
Chester, so pintS; One from
Claridon, 2 pints; One from
Hambden, 5 pints; Six from
Huntsburg, "a pintS; Nine from
Middlefield, % pintS. The Core!
Hospital receives 10 pintS ever!
10 days for its patients. Th'
blood not used is returned t.
the Regional Center to be brok
: en- down into blood derivative
; used for polio and meaSle
, shots. No blood is wasted o
pured down the drain. Gu
, local program relies on th
, people of Geauga Co. who &C
as donors each visit of tn
| blood-mobile. The normal day
quota of blood obtained at eacl
visit is 125 pintS. Red CrS
Nursing Service consists of in
struction in Home Nursing, as
siStance at blood-mobile visits
and disaster nursing when nee
eSsary. Last year inStructio,
was given to 81 housewives il
the care of the sick, and 26
high school students receives
instruction in the seven hig
schools in Geauga Co. unde
the supervision of regiStere
nurses who volunteered thei
services for these courses.
FIRST AID and WATER SAT-
ETY. combine into one unifie,
operation closely related for tn
conservation of human life. Tn
aim is first to prevent accident
through training and correC
procedures for Intelligent an
effective emergency aid to tn
victims of accidents. ClasSe
were held in First Aid throug.
out the county be twelve ir
structors, who trained "a pei
sons. Water Safety is aimed a
reducing loss of life from drown
ing, and u taught by qualifie
Red Cross Instructors. Swim
ming instruction was given las
year by IL teachers in claSSe
held in Munson, Bainbridge
West Geauga and Chardon t
1872 beginners, 49 intermediates
81 swimmers, advanced swim
mers, 8 senior life saving Gel
tificates and 7 junior life say
ing certificates were received
CAMP AND HOSPITAL SER
VICE: Through this Servic
many comfort articles, readin
materials, recreation, crafts an
entertainment are provided i
veteran and military hospital
by the Red Cross.
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