[A specially trained mountain rescue dog]
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Emergency Medical Services First Aid France World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- A German Shepard, carrying a first aid kit on his back, is shown standing in right profile in a snow covered field. Verso: WHO/ 9775-9776. General-Red Cross. National Socities the world over. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross, World Health, the magazine of the World Health Organization, publishes a Red Cross Centenary Album. Our photos show the great variety of activities pursued by National Red Cross Societies the world over. France: Founded 1864-1,350,000 members- 70 homes for old people - 16 schools for social workers- Special centres for haemophilla patients - Centres for epileptic children - school for airborne parachute nurses - First aid arrangement during the Tour de France bicycle race - 200 dispensaries - 9 hospitals - 44 nursing schools - 1 school for women ambulance drivers. WHO/9775: a social worker visits a home in Normandy. WHO/9776: a mountain dog.
- Copyright:
- WHO must be mentioned in accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151215 and Red Cross; Source: Record; Research date: 20151215
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101437317 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A014017
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437317