Emergency Medical Tags

Michigan Civil Defense Medical Tags: Sealed in original wrapper, unused.
Michigan Civil Defense Medical Tags

Sealed in original wrapper, unused.

Name/Title

Emergency Medical Tags

Entry/Object ID

2024.6.2

Description

Tags created for every state Civil Defense service, this one being for Michigan: Utilized to identify and catalog civilian casualties during a time of crisis to prioritize medical care, and to appropriate the proper medical resources based on severity of condition. These attach via string like a "toe tag" though not intended specifically for deceased persons. Unused, as was likely the vast majority except for training examples. Roughly 30 in package

Cataloged By

Edwin Ratterman

Acquisition

Accession

2024.6

Source or Donor

Kathy Kirchner

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Time Period

Cold War

Location

Location

Box

Box A-28

Other

Store Room 1 Shelf

Category

Storage

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Office of Civil Defense