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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday July 12 1978 Editorial Pagr First Aid advice A little knowledge far from being a dangerous thing can save a life in an emergency St John Ambulance has advice on First Aid to use when someone s life is threatened and fast action could save it For instance if someone stops breathing because theyve nearly drowned have choked or had a heart attack or a artificial respiration applied right away might mean the difference between life and death To apply mouth to mouth resuscitation you make sure the victims mouth and throat are free of obstruction Put your hand under the victims neck and lift it to tilt the head back close the nostrils then blow into the victim s mouth about every five seconds You should also loosen tight clothing and keep the victim warm If someone who has stopped breathing has head or neck in juries you can use the mouth to mouth method but there are other First Aid techniques you could learn for those situations Quick action might also save the life of someone who is bleeding severely Get pressure directly on the wound with a clean dressing preferably but with your hand if thats fastest Raise the wounded arm or leg or head above heart level and get the victim to medical help as fast as can If someone suffers a fracture immobilize it before you try to move the victim Use a magazine an oar an umbrella or if it s a leg that s broken use the uninjured leg as a splint Use plenty of bandages Treat sunburn like a minor burn get victim into a shaded area If he complains of pain gently apply a cloth dipped cool water Do not break blisters For a severe burn or a large minor burn m eluding severe sunburn cover the area with a clean dressing and get medical help Obviously in any of these you get expert help as soon as possible First Aid is intended to preserve life to minimise the ef fects of an injury and prevent it from getting worse and to relieve pain when that s possible In in which life is not threatened it s often useful to know what not to do Don t move a victim unless it s necessary to get him out of danger keep him warm provide reassur and get help If you re calling an ambulance or police to the scene of an accident be able to ell them the exact location of the accident the number of people injured with some brief simple information on the type of injuries involved If there are special circumstances let them know Keep your car your cottage your boat your camp equipped with a good Aid Kit contain plenty of bandages adhesive strips and some pressure dressings Anyone interested in learning more at St John courses could contact George and Mane Har e or Blair Investigate complaints Is the recent report on conditions of the Halton Regional Police Association a reflection of real conditions which exist or just grumblings from a few tents who would never be satisfied In the past the Police Commission has maintained complaints from the association have been representative of only a small minority of officers However this report had sub missions from over officers and superintendents of the member force and a unanimous vote from association members There has to be some substance to complaints of problems within the force Several of the complaints were the usual frustrations experienced by employees with management and could be resolved by more judicious application of common sense Others more serious and the commission should not as in the past just wave themway as inconsequential The Police Commission is proud that Halton spends less per capita than any other regional police force but if it means the force is suffering from inadequate equipment buildings and morale than something should be done and soon Only the officers themselves know the real conditions that exist and they are qualified to commend on conditions within the force The Police Commission would be doing everyone a favor if they treated the report seriously and with resolve to solve the grievances of officers without jeopardizing further relations between con stables and their superiors or losing control of the situation The Georgetown Independent Grants to write books Sometimes when listening to after dinner speeches we think we should pay them t6 stop talking instead of starting So also with writing books It seems that Canada always has to do one better than the United States in spending money They let their politicians get into jail or manage to stay out write a book go on a lecture tour and make a million But in Canada we do one better Instead of having our politicians get into jail and write a book we provide a large government grant for them to write their auto biographies Perhaps we ore bribing them to be good Former leader David Lewis has had four Canada Council grants in four years the total being We have not seen that book yet We have read John Diefenbakers Memoirs for research of which he got These funds come out of Canada Council grants Often these are given to writers actors or artists whose potential merit is mended by responsible groups This is good There have been cases where grants have been given to groups whose cause seems less worthy This should be investigated The entire grant system for the arts through Canada Council and other agencies needs a bit of care ful research by both al and provincial governments Dominion Honesty is best would tiki sincere th inks in it very spttnl who my lid nut slop ll night July ft it just Aelon on Highway Sivui If people would Mom it things this would hi t much nicer world to hu Honesty Is Hit best pulley truly It It Aelon Out Thoughtless I I mi i person in On 1 I to downtown In join in on mil jusl enjoy mysilf thoughtless person know who in look their or 1 tomb mil put I ililus from Ihe end to tin front end of If this hi kind of ihinji Unit when you park down town thin pari should Inch their to In other I this person did this is idsfnd re lit ixpmse to the r of hi I hope hot you con print this letter I nisi I feel llus kind of 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