War Time First Aid

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

War Time First Aid

Entry/Object ID

2021.1609.01

Tags

War History, Second World War, First Aid

Scope and Content

Pocket size pamphlet likely distributed to both soldiers and civilians during the Second World War for the purpose of advising first aid actions.

Context

The purpose was to provide the reader with information about both the injury in question and the first aid required to help the injured person. It covers: Air Raid Casualties, Shock, Hemorrhage, Tourniquet, Wounds, Fractures, Blanketing, Burns, Suffocation, Treatment for Shock, Gas, Tear Gas, Choking Gas, Blister Gas, Carbon Monoxide

Collection

War History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet, Instruction

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

St. John's Ambulance

Date(s) of Creation

1887

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

War Time First Aid

Description

Pocket size pamphlet likely distributed to both soldiers and civilians during the Second World War for the purpose of advising first aid actions.

Creator

St. John's Ambulance

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - 1945

Subjects

History, War, Medical care, First aid

Notes

"George Stock M12R" written on the cover

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

London, England

Country

England, United Kingdom

Region

Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

33152

Dimensions

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

4-3/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 31, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Fold, Creasing

Date Examined

Jan 31, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Notes

Condition is likely due from use, assumed to be caused from being folded into a pocket.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

War History

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on November 30th, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 31, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 31, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 21, 2022