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Southwark Air Raid Precautions  Mobile First Aid Unit.

Southwark Air Raid Precautions  Mobile First Aid Unit.
Southwark Air Raid Precautions Mobile First Aid Unit.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H3230
Description: Five members of the Southwark Air Raid Precautions Mobile First Aid Unit. The unit would attend the scene of a bomb blast, where they would deal with minor injuries on the spot, prioritizing more serious injuries and sending them back to First Aid Posts, each with a doctor and trained nurses to treat the more serious injuries. The most serious cases would be sent to a casualty clearing hospital.
Creator: Mr J. A. Pester
Date: c.1940
Credit line: Southwark Library collection.
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