RED CROSS. U.S. AMER. NAT'L. 
RED CROSS. FIRST AID 
INSTRUCTION. ARC 301 
Supersedes A R C 110 
December 5, 1917 
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS 
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY RELIEF 
Bureau of Medical Service First Aid Division 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
First Aid Instruction 
INTRODUCTORY 
The purpose of the instruction in First Aid to the Injured, 
offered by the American Red Cross is to train men and women 
to administer First Aid treatment promptly and intelligently 
when emergencies demand such assistance. First Aid treat- 
ment by no means takes the place of the physician's services, 
which at all times are desirable as a precautionary measure. 
The question of the value of a study of First Aid to the 
Injured very naturally presents itself. The answer to this 
question is most emphatic: The training is of the most prac- 
tical value not only to the individual when accidents and sud- 
den illnesses occur in his own home, but through him, to the 
community in which he lives, and to the public at large in 
great disasters. Every man who takes it becomes thereby a 
more helpful member of society. 
There is perhaps no way of ascertaining the number and 
variety of accidents which occur in the home, or the number 
of deaths or serious disablements which result from the lack 
of proper safeguards or prompt emergency treatment. It is 
safe to assert, however, that they number thousands daily, 
and also that the application of First Aid methods to each 
case, would immeasurably lighten the country's toll of suffering 
and death. 
The dissemination of First Aid training and information 
has produced a far-reaching and beneficial influence in the 
prevention of accidents. This statement has been confirmed par- 
ticularly by railroads, mining companies, and great industrial 2 
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concerns, whose employees are especially liable to acci- 
dents. It is also abundantly proven that First Aid instruc- 
tion not only makes the expert and older employee more 
careful, but also more considerate of his less experienced fellow 
workmen. 
The benefit of a widespread knowledge of First Aid in the 
event of a great disaster, such as a train wreck, an explosion, 
an earthquake, etc., is obvious. In such an emergency the 
physicians available cannot meet the demand for their services. 
This condition is accentuated at the present time, when the 
demands of war are withdrawing large numbers of doctors 
and nurses from civil life, and the tax upon the services of 
those who remain is proportionately increased. The assistance 
of the layman who has had First Aid training, is therefore now 
of unusual value in rendering emergency treatment. The life 
of an injured person often depends upon the care he receives from 
the first individual to aid him. 
Convincing proof of the necessity for the work of the Red 
Cross in First Aid instruction, will be found in a study of the 
following facts: 
It has been conservatively estimated that between 90,000 
and 100,000 fatal accidents occur annually in the United 
States, and that five times that number of accidents occur 
which so disable individuals that they can no longer earn their 
own living. Computing the earning capacity of each of this 
latter group at the low rate of $500 per annum, gives an aggre- 
gate loss of wages of $250,000,000 annually. These figures, of 
course, take no account of the suffering and sadness brought 
into thousands of homes, which cannot be measured in terms 
of dollars and cents, the charges for medical care, the expenses 
incurred by legal claims and damage suits, or the loss to 
employers. 
According to the Interstate Commerce Commission, there 
were 206,723 casualties on the steam railways of the United 
States for the year ended December 31, 1916. Of these 10,001 
FACTS IN REGARD TO ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FIRST AID INSTRUCTION 
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were deaths. These figures show an increase over the year 
ended December 31, 1915, of 1,371 in the number of persons 
killed, and 34,835 in the number injured. 
The United States Bureau of Mines reports for 1916 show 
that out of a total of 720,971 men employed in the coal mines 
of the United States, 2,226 were killed, or, to put it more 
graphically, one life was sacrificed for every 265,000 short tons 
of coal produced. 
There are no statistics of the number of non-fatal injuries 
in the coal mines of the United States, but a table compiled 
by the United States Bureau of Mines from official reports of 
Great Britain shows that 150 out of every 1,000 men employed 
in and about the coal mines of Great Britain in the year 1914, 
were injured in accidents resulting in disability of seven days 
or more per person, and that there were 1,107,518 non-fatal 
injuries in the coal mines of the United Kingdom in a period 
of seven years. 
As the fatality rate is higher in American coal mines than 
in those of Great Britain, there is reason to believe that the 
non-fatal injury rate is higher also. Indeed, statistics com- 
piled from the reports of 280 companies in 1915, show that 
the non-fatal injury rate at metal mines in the United States 
in that year (excluding surface, shop, and yard employees) 
was 362 per 1,000. These figures include all injuries occurring 
inside the mine resulting in a disability of one day, or more, and 
are therefore not directly comparable with the coal mine figures. 
During the year 1916, among 90,797 men employed in the 
quarries of the United States, 173 were killed outright and 
13,427 were injured, the total of killed and injured being 
fifteen per cent, of the number employed. 
In the State of Washington, in the first five months of 1914, 
63,350 men were employed in the lumber industry. Among 
these men, in that short period of time, there was a total of 
4,928 accidents. There are said to be more than 800,000 men 
employed in the lumber camps and mills of the United States, 
but no accurate statistics of accidents are obtainable for the 
country-at-large. FIRST AID INSTRUCTION 
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The reports of the Bureau of Census (which now comprise 
a registration area of sixty-five per cent, of the total population 
of the United States) state that in 1913 there were approxi- 
mately 15,000 deaths caused by street car, automobile, and 
other vehicle accidents, by lightning and electric shock, and 
by drowning. 
The percentage of death, for example, from typhoid fever 
does not approach that from accidents. The typhoid death 
rate is continually decreasing, while that from accidents is 
increasing. If the increase continues, at the present rate, it 
will soon exceed the annual death rate from tuberculosis. 
METHODS FOR PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS AND FOR RELIEF 
The Red Cross aims to remedy existing conditions by chang- 
ing the attitude of the public toward this subject. The meth- 
ods for prevention of accidents and for relief when they occur 
fall naturally under the following three heads: 
1. Education of the public. 
2. Installation of safety devices. 
3. Instruction in First Aid to the injured and in accident 
prevention. 
1. Education of the public should begin with the employer. 
He may be appealed to in two ways: First, from the humani- 
tarian side; second, from a purely business standpoint. It is 
easy to demonstrate to an employer that prevention of acci- 
dents will lessen the number of cripples to be cared for, dimin- 
ish the death-rate among employees, and minimize the loss 
from damage suits, with the legal expenses they entail. This 
demonstration appeals not only to the heart but also to the 
economic sense. The influence of this training will quickly 
reach the employee and extend from him to the general public. 
2. Safety appliances, in many instances, prove very valuable 
in preventing accidents, and their use should be persistently 
encouraged as a part of the general "Safety First" propaganda. 
3. Full realization, however, of the special danger of his or 
her employment can be brought to the individual only by 
instruction in First Aid to the injured and accident preven- 
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On the other hand, when a man or woman once sees the results 
of accidents, an interest in accident prevention naturally fol- 
lows. It has been shown too, that efficient First Aid treat- 
ment shortens the time lost by disabled workmen. Hospital 
records prove that patients who have had prompt treatment 
are in much better condition on entering than those to whom 
no First Aid has been given. In the State of Pennsylvania 
the disbursements of benefit associations have been actually 
cut in half as a result of efficient First Aid instruction. 
The extensive experience of the Red Cross has demon- 
strated that the accident rate among men who have been in- 
structed in First Aid and accident prevention is seventy-five 
per cent, less than among the uninstructed. 
WHAT RED CROSS FIRST AID WORK INCLUDES 
Red Cross First Aid work includes the following activities: 
I. The formation and conduct, through Red Cross Chapters, 
of classes for instruction in Accident Prevention and First 
Aid to the Injured among men and women in all communities 
and in every industry. 
2. The creation of a volunteer reserve force of men, trained 
in First Aid to the Injured, who will be qualified for duty with 
any Red Cross organizations formed for service with the armed 
forces of the United States in time of war. 
3. The creation of a sanitary reserve for the Army and Navy, 
through the formation of Sanitary Training Detachments and 
instruction in the duties pertaining to the sanitary services of 
the Army and Navy. See ARC 302. 
4. The stimulation of interest in and encouragement of pro- 
ficiency in First Aid methods through the promotion of First 
Aid contests. 
5. The preparation of up-to-date books and other literature 
on First Aid and the designing and standardization of First 
Aid materials. 
6. Cooperation with other organizations in the dissemina- 
tion of information on Accident Prevention and First Aid 
methods. 6 
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SOME OF THE THINGS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED 
The work already accomplished can only be stated briefly 
and incompletely. In the latter part of 1909 authority for the 
establishment and organization of First Aid work was granted 
by the governing body of The American Red Cross. Its actual 
organization dates from January 2, 1910. 
By the provision of an Act of Congress, the First Aid work 
is in charge of an officer detailed from the Medical Corps of the 
United States Army, and is a part of the Department of Mili- 
tary Relief of the Red Cross. A large committee, known as the 
National First Aid Committee, acts in an advisory capacity 
concerning this activity. The committee is composed of the 
following members: 
Lieutenant Colonel C. H. Connor, Medical Corps, United States Army, 
Chairman 
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, The American Red Cross 
Dr. Edward R. Hunter, The American Red Cross 
Captain M. J. Shields, M. O. R. C., United States Army 
Mrs. E. H. Harriman, New York 
Mr. John Hays Hammond, Mining Engineer 
Surgeon R. C. Holcomb, United States Navy 
Mr. Van H. Manning, Director United States Bureau of Mines 
Professor H. H. Stock, Mining Department, University of Illinois 
Mr. John Mitchell, former President United Mine Workers 
Rev. A. R. Mansfield, Superintendent Seaman's Church Institute, New 
York 
Mr. W. G. Lee, President Brotherhood of Trainmen 
Assistant Surgeon General W. C. Rucker, U. S. P. H. S. 
Captain W. A. May, President Pennsylvania Coal Company 
Mr. S. B. Thorne, President Thorne, Neele & Co., New York City 
Mr. Carl Scholz, President Rock Island Mining Company 
Dr. W. H. Tolman, Director American Museum of Safety, New York City 
Mr. Julius Kruttschnitt, Chairman Executive Committee, Southern Pacific 
R. R., New York 
Mr. J. E. Rhodes, Secretary National Lumber Manufacturers' Association 
Major E. G. Griggs, President St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company 
Captain John B. White, Kansas City, Mo. 
Dr. Charles H. Mayo, Rochester, Minn. 
Colonel Frank P. Williams, Surgeon General, Massachusetts Volunteer 
Militia 
Mr. Howard Elliott, Chairman Board of Directors, New York, New Haven, 
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Mr. S. W. Eccles, American Smelting and Refining Company, New York 
City 
Mr. C. I. Close, Bureau of Safety, United States Steel Corporation 
Mr. A. L. Salt, Vice-president Western Electric Co., New York City 
Mr. G. C. Allen, General Superintendent of Plant, New York Telephone 
Company, New York City 
Mr. James E. West, Chief Executive Boy Scouts of America, New York City 
Mr. William H. Ball, Physical Department International Committee, 
Y. M. C. A., New York City 
Mr. E. W. Rice, Jr., President General Electric Company, Schenectady, 
N. Y. 
Mr. F. D. Underwood, President Erie Railroad Company, New York City 
Mr. C. H. Markham, President Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill. 
Mr. A. H. Mohler, Former President Union Pacific Railroad, New York City 
Dr. Henry S. Graves, Chief Bureau of Forestry 
During the past eight years First Aid representatives of 
the Red Cross have been over almost all of the territory of the 
United States, the total distance traveled amounting to more 
than 300,000 miles. During this time 500,000 persons have 
received instruction in First Aid to the Injured among rail- 
road employees alone. A car in charge of a Red Cross physi- 
cian, specially fitted up with a lecture room, is kept in constant 
operation over the railroads of the country. Additional physi- 
cians are available for work in special districts or with certain 
industrial concerns. Frequently the physicians of the staff 
are loaned, under mutually agreeable conditions, to telephone 
companies, manufactories, mines, lumber mills, quarries, and 
other industries for the purpose of instructing their employees. 
An organization devoted to life-saving in the cities on the 
coast, Great Lakes, and rivers of the country, was inaugurated 
on February I, 1914. This branch of the work, which is really 
"Water First Aid," is known as "The American Red Cross Life- 
Saving Corps." An expert life-saver is on the staff of the 
Red Cross and acts as instructor and organizer of life-saving 
corps. Since its inception, local life-saving corps have been 
started in various sections of the country and the membership 
is steadily increasing. Information regarding the organization 
of local life-saving corps, the granting of charters, and other 
data, will be found in pamphlet ARC 121, which will be mailed 
upon application. 8 
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In June, 1915, First Aid instruction was begun among men 
working in the lumber industry in the State of Washington. 
Since that date this work has been extended to the States of 
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and California, and eventually it is 
hoped to extend it among lumbermen in all sections of the 
country. During 1916, two physicians on the staff of the 
Red Cross who confined their efforts largely to this field, ac- 
complished the following results: 
Towns visited in connection with the instruction ... 183 
Companies whose men received instruction 248 
Meetings held 322 
Number of men attending 25,501 
In the latter part of 1916, a campaign of First Aid instruc- 
tion was inaugurated among men in the limestone, sandstone, 
slate, marble, and granite quarries of the country. 
In the effort to reach individuals not directly connected with 
industrial concerns, hundreds of classes have been organized 
all over the country. During the first eight months of the year 
1917 there were 57,814 certificates issued to students complet- 
ing First Aid Courses, as against 8,950 for the year 1916. The 
recent transfer from National Headquarters to the local chap- 
ters, of the woik of organizing and conducting classes, should 
further promote the general interest in instruction classes 
through which, perhaps, the First Aid work of the Red Cross 
is most widely known. 
A First Aid supply division is conducted from which First 
Aid books and equipment can be procured at a reasonable cost. 
The equipment necessary for instruction in First Aid and 
Accident Prevention has been installed, and a complete First 
Aid service organized in a large number of industrial plants. 
So many industrial concerns have requested the Red Cross 
to advise them about First Aid supplies that a number of kits 
have been standardized to meet the particular needs of vari- 
ous industries, as well as those of every-day life. At the 
present time there are two household kits (large and small), 
an industrial kit, and school, street, telephone, railroad, auto- 
mobile kits, a pocket emergency outfit, and two other kits for FIRST AID INSTRUCTION 
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general use, known as General Use A and B. Special kits have 
been furnished to the Bureau of Forestry of the United States 
Department of Agriculture, and to the United States Coast 
Guard. 
The Red Cross is always ready to give advice regarding 
First Aid equipment, and to design and supply special boxes 
and dressings to meet the needs of manufacturing and indus- 
trial companies. All supplies are listed in a catalogue available 
upon application. 
FIRST AID INSTRUCTION CLASSES 
The primary First Aid course consists of ten lectures and 
demonstrations of one and one-half hours each; a total of 
fifteen hours instruction. Shorter lectures may be given at 
the discretion of the instructor and for the convenience of 
the members of the class, provided the fifteen hours are made 
up by increasing the number of lectures. 
Classes may be formed of individual members of commu- 
nities, in social or other organizations, and in every industry. 
Arrangements for organizing the class should be made with 
the nearest Red Cross Chapter, whose First Aid Committee 
will gladly furnish any information about the course, in addi- 
tion to that which is given in this pamphlet, and assist in 
every way possible. 
Class Members. It is desirable that a class be small rather 
than large, as individual instruction in practical work must be 
given each student. A class should have not less than four, 
nor more than twenty-five members. A class of ten or fifteen 
is considered a desirable size. The minimum age limit is six- 
teen years. Membership in the Red Cross, while desirable, 
is not obligatory. 
Class Secretary. The class should elect a Secretary to handle 
the funds of the class, and represent it in all business with 
the Chapter. 
Class Instructor. Class instructors must be physicians in 
active practice who are graduates of recognized medical 
schools and who have received the degree of Doctor of Medi- 10 
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cine. All instructors and examiners should be in good standing 
with their local or state medical society. The class may nomi- 
nate its instructor, subject to the approval of the Chapter, or 
the Chapter will assign the instructor if the class so desires. 
When sending in the name of a physician for instructor, it is 
necessary to furnish the physician's full name and address, the 
name of the medical college from which he graduated, and the 
year of graduation. If the physician's credentials are found to 
be satisfactory, an appointment card will be sent to him, unifess 
he is already a First Aid instructor, and the class Secretary will 
be notified of his assignment to the class. 
Class Roll. A blank Class Roll will be sent to the Secretary 
at the time the Secretary is notified of the instructor's assign- 
ment. The Class Roll should be filled out by the Secretary in 
accordance with the directions on the form, and must be 
forwarded to the Chapter (together with the class fees) before 
the third lecture is given. 
Class Fees. Any charge that may be made by the class in- 
structor is a matter to be arranged between him and the class. 
The Red Cross approves of instructors donating such time as 
they may be able to give to First Aid work, or of making a rea- 
sonable charge for instructing the classes, but it prefers not 
to give advice relative to the amount of such fees. In ad- 
dition to a charge for instruction, if any, a regular fee of 
fifty cents ($0.50) is charged each student. This fee covers the 
expense to the Red Cross for stationery and postage, and 
general supervision of the work. A check or post office money- 
order, made payable to The American Red Cross, in a sum 
sufficient to cover the charge of fifty cents ($0.50) for each 
student, must be forwarded to the Chapter (together with the 
Class Roll) before the third lecture is given. In the larger 
Chapters, where general classrooms may be maintained, it 
may be necessary to make a charge greater than fifty cents 
($0.50) in order to cover the additional overhead expense to 
the Chapter, but where this is done the class should benefit 
by the improved classroom facilities provided. FIRST AID INSTRUCTION 
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Classrooms and Equipment. Where the Chapter cannot pro- 
vide a general classroom, it will assist the class in every way 
possible to secure a suitable meeting place. W'hile not obli- 
gatory, it is recommended that each student of a class obtain 
a copy of the Red Cross textbook on First Aid. This book 
is published in several editions, as described on page 14 of 
this pamphlet. Each class should have an Instruction Outfit, 
a set of Anatomical Charts, and a set of First Aid Charts. 
These supplies are described in detail on pages 14-16 of this 
pamphlet. 
Examination. The class instructor may examine the class. 
At least two weeks before the date set for the examination the 
class Secretary should advise the Chapter of the time when the 
lectures will be completed and request that a blank Examina- 
tion Record form be sent to^ the instructor. The names of the 
students will be entered on the Examination Record as they 
appear on the Class Roll. Only those students who have at- 
tended at least eighty per cent, of the lectures will be eligible 
for examination, and it will be the duty of the class Secretary 
to keep a record of attendance in order to determine this. No 
student who has failed to pass an examination shall be eligible 
for further examination until another full course of instruction 
shall have been taken. 
Students1 Certificates. Certificates will be issued to students 
who have attended at least eighty per cent, of the lectures and 
have attained an average of seventy-five per cent, or more in 
the examination. Certificates will be written from the names 
as they appear on the Class Roll. Therefore it is important 
that the names be typed or printed on the latter exactly as it 
is desired to have them appear on the certificates. 
ADVANCED COURSE AND MEDAL 
Students who have satisfactorily completed the primary 
course in First Aid, and desire to continue the study of the sub- 
ject, may take an advanced coursewhich consistsof five lectures 
and demonstrations, or as many more as the instructor may 
deem necessary, each session to continue one and one-half hours. 12 
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Students in advanced courses are expected to become pro- 
ficient in First Aid treatment of fractures, dislocations, burns, 
wounds, hemorrhages, and in performing artificial respiration. 
The general edition of the First Aid textbook is used in this 
course. Instructors will require students to study the chapters 
of the book covering the foregoing subjects and will limit their 
class instruction to actual practical demonstrations, requiring 
each student to repeat the work demonstrated. Examinations 
in the advanced course are limited to practical demonstrations 
of the methods of treatment studied. 
The instructor who officiated for the primary course may be 
obtained to conduct the advanced course without further 
authorization by the Chapter. If this is not practicable, a new 
instructor must be authorized. 
The fee charged each student in this course is one dollar 
($1.00) which covers the cost of the examination and medal 
award. This fee is in addition to any charge which may be 
made by the instructor, and these fees must be forwarded with 
the Class Roll to the Chapter in the manner described for the 
primary course. 
The procedure as to securing and forwarding Class Rolls and 
Examination Recordswill be thesame as for the primary course. 
Students who pass the advanced course examination will be 
awarded a Red Cross bronze medal, to which metal bars, with 
the year of passing engraved on them, may be added for sub- 
sequent study and examination. The number of bars that 
may be added to the medal is limited to three. The charge for 
the bars and engraving will be fifty cents ($0.50) each. When 
a student has acquired a medal and three bars, he should be 
competent to cope with almost any ordinary injury. 
PRIZES AND AWARDS 
The Red Cross offers the following prizes for the best 
First Aid work performed during each calendar year: 
First $50.00 
Second 25.00 
Third 15.00 
Fourth 10.00 FIRST AID INSTRUCTION 
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Competition for these prizes is open to all holders of Red Cross First 
Aid certificates, and, in special cases, to others who have been instructed 
in First Aid under the auspices of the Red Cross and yet may not hold 
certificates. 
These prizes are not, however, open to railroad men, for whom special 
prizes in like amounts are provided from a fund known as "The William 
Howard Taft Fund." 
Prizes are also offered to the Life-Saving Corps. For full information 
on this subject see pamphlet A R C 121. 
Physicians who serve as instructors, or any other person who gives 
his or her unremunerated services in any of the First Aid activities for a 
period of three years, in a manner satisfactory to the Red Cross, will 
receive a certificate from the Red Cross in recognition of such 
services. 
In appropriate cases assistance and help in this humane work will be 
acknowledged by a vote of thanks of the Red Cross. 
Boys and girls of sixteen years of age and over, having studied under 
an authorized First Aid instructor may compete for merit badges. Girl 
and Boy Scouts obtain these badges through their respective organiza- 
tions, after passing tests recommended by The American Red Cross. 
Information regarding these tests can be obtained from the Girl Scouts' 
Headquarters, Washington, D. C., and the Boy Scouts' Headquarters, 
200 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 
FIRST AID CONTESTS 
The American Red Cross is prepared to assist in promoting First Aid 
contests anywhere in the country. At such contests or "meets," four or 
five problems are presented for the solution of the competing teams. 
Judges mark all the teams, and prize medals and prize certificates are 
awarded to the winners. Whenever Red Cross prizes are awarded, the 
Red Cross must be represented among the judges, and all judges must 
be physicians. If timely request is made, the Red Cross can supply 
most of the judges for these occasions. This has been the custom for 
years in certain localities. 
Rules for conducting First Aid contests, and problems for the practice 
of teams, from which selections may be made at First Aid contests, 
may be obtained upon application to The American Red Cross, Depart- 
ment of Military Relief, First Aid Division, Washington, D. C. (Con- 
sult ARC 300, First Aid Contests.) 14 
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AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID INSTRUCTION OUTFIT 
This outfit has been prepared for the use of teachers of First Aid and 
is intended for instruction purposes only. With it and the Red Cross 
Charts, which follow, any teacher will be in possession of all the mate- 
rials required to give a practical course of instruction in First Aid to 
the Injured. 
The outfit consists of: 12 Triangular Bandages, 12 Roller Bandages 
of assorted sizes, 4 Wooden Splints, 2 U. S. Army Tourniquets, 6 First 
Aid Outfits, 2 Dozen Large Safety Pins. 
The outfit is packed in a substantial cardboard case. Size i8J^X6X 
3X inches. The price is $5.00 each (subject to change without notice), 
f. o. b. Washington, D. C., or $5.15 postpaid, if ordered from Divi- 
sion Headquarters. 
FIRST AID TEXTBOOKS 
The American Red Cross Textbooks on First Aid, by Colonel 
Charles Lynch, Medical Corps, United States Army, are published 
in several editions, as follows: 
The American Red Cross Textbook on First Aid and Relief Columns. 
Complete edition. 
This is a very comprehensive work and adapted especially to the 
use of instructors. Price, $1.00, postage prepaid. FIRST AID INSTRUCTION 
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The American Red Cross Textbook on First Aid. Abridged editions as 
follows: 
General edition in English or Spanish; Women's edition; Police and 
Firemen's edition Railroad edition; Miners' edition; Industrial 
edition, in English, Italian, Lithuanian, Slovak, or Polish. Price 
each, $0.33, postage prepaid. 
AMERICAN RED CROSS ANATOMICAL CHARTS 
FOR SCHOOL ROOMS, FIRST AID CLASSES, ETC. 
This series consists of 5 hand- 
somely lithographed wall charts, 
mounted on linen and heavy 
rollers: size of each, 20 X28 inches. 
These charts can be used with 
the instruction outfit, in teaching 
classes of First Aid, when it is 
not desired to spend the amount 
necessary to purchase the set of 
16 charts. 
Charts are numbered and are 
illustrative of the following: 
Chart I: The Skeleton 
Chart II: The Muscles 
Chart III: Scheme of System- 
atic Circulation, in 3 colors 
Chart IV: Fracture and Dislo- 
cation 
Chart V: Arteries and Points 
of Pressure for Controlling 
Hemorrhages, in 2 colors 
Price, $2.75 per set (subject to change without notice), postpaid 
from any point. 
American National Red Cross 
Chart V 
Artener and Points of Preswre for Contrallmg Hemorrhages 
NEW AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID CHARTS 
For school rooms, first aid classes, etc. Size of each, 14X22 
inches. This series consists of 16 handsomely lithographed charts 
on card-board. Charts are numbered and are illustrative of the 
following: Charts I and II: Fractures ; Charts III, IV, and V; 16 
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Bandaging; Charts VI 
and VII: Wounds; Charts 
VIII and IX: Bleeding; 
Charts X and XI: Drown- 
ing ; Charts XII and XIII: 
Electrical Shocks; Charts 
XIV and XV: Carrying; 
Chart XVI: Poisoning and 
its treatment. 
The new American Red 
Cross First Aid Charts 
were specially designed for 
this Society. These charts 
depict so graphically how 
to treat the commoner in- 
juries, that by studying 
them, even without pre- 
vious knowledge of First 
Aid to the Injured, one 
should experience little 
difficulty in rendering such 
aid. 
It is believed the charts 
should find a place in 
every school and college, 
mine, mill, and factory. They should be of undoubted utility if kept 
at all wharves, boat-houses, etc. The charts on rescue and treatment 
of the apparently drowned are particularly good. Furthermore, our 
police and firemen, many of whom have already developed into 
competent first-aiders, should have the charts made available to them. 
Price, per set of 16 charts, $4.00 (subject to change without notice), 
f. o. b. Washington, D. C., or $4.15 postpaid from Division Head- 
quarters. 
DOUGLAS C. MCMURTRIE NEW YORK