DRESSING, FIRST FIELD - BANDAGE JOHNSON & JOHNSON
1943Square fawn cloth cover over a field dressing. Black text inside a black border in front. Brown stitch on right side. Main body of text under heading [TO OPEN:- / Outer Cover / Break thread holding flap. / Inner Waterproof Cover / Tear apart at the uncemented corner / (indicated by arrow). / CONTENTS: / Two dressings in Waterproof Covers, each / consisting of a gauze pad stitched to a bandage, and a safety pin. / Directions for Use:- Take the folded ends of the / bandage in each hand, and keeping the bandage / taut apply the gauze pad to the wound and fix the / bandage. One dressing to be used for each wound, / in the case of head wounds when respirators have to / be worn care should be taken to adjust the pad so / that it does not interfere with the fit of the facepiece. / DO NOT HANDLE THE GAUZE OR WOUND / Johnson & Johnson Pty. Ltd. Sydney, / AUGUST, 1943.]
A shell dressing that was used by the Armadale Women's Emergency Corps (AWEC). One of the skills that members of the Corps. trained in was first aid and members were issued with first aid kits. The field dressing was made by Johnson and Johnson during World War II. The Commonwealth of Australia commissioned production of this dressing during World War II in 1943.
The AWEC was formed and run by Constable Roy Fletcher, local police man and 10th Light Horse veteran. The Corps consisted of around 40 local girls including Sylvia Bailey (later Anderson). The Corps. was trained in first aid, stretcher bearing, did marching drills and was instructed in rifle shooting.
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[Johnson & Johnson Pty. Ltd. Sydney]
New South Wales
Australia
This collection of objects is associated with the Armadale Women's Emgergency Corps (AWEC) which was a volunteer organisation formed as part of a local defense and support system in the Armadale Kelmscott Road Board during World War Two. The Corps was created and run by Constable Roy Fletcher of the Armadale Police Station and was made up of local single women from the district.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
Other items by Johnson & Johnson Pty. Ltd.
Other items from City of Armadale - History House
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BANDAGE
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TOURNIQUET - ST JOHN CANVAS
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BANDAGE, TRIANGULAR - DHA
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DRESSING - BPC PLAIN ABSORBENT LINT
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PACKAGE, LIGHT CORBONATE OF MAGNESIA - IN SEALED BOX
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PACKAGE, BORACIC ACID POWDER
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY - CIVIL DEFENCE COUNCIL WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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BANDAGE - WHITE OPEN WOVE
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BAG, LIBRARY - CITY OF ARMADALE LIBRARIES
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CAP, YACHTING - LAKE JANDAKOT SAILING CLUB
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TIE - LAKE JANDAKOT SAILING CLUB
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CAP, STATIONMASTER'S - W.A. RAILWAYS
