AMBULANCE STATION
A Plymouth ‘‘Wonder”
What is claimed to be a “wonder” ambulance station has been built at Plymouth, England, on a site granted by the Corporation adjoining the new police and lire headquarters, j The station lias garages for a fleet. of high-powered ambulances, some of I which have heating apparatus and air \ beds; telephone exchange connected ! with the latest typo of police alarm posts; fire alarm installation, giving a simultaneous call with the fire brigade; ; self-contained breathing apparatus; latj est types of resuscitation appliances; oxy-aectylono plant for cutting out trapped persons from lifts, vehicles or machinery: floodlights for night wrecks; implements for approaching burning aircraft to remove the injured; and a device for the, rescue after electric shock. The staff is almost wholly comprised of members of tho St. John Ambulance ! Brigade. The men aro exceptionally j proud to bo on tho staff of such a modern station.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 10
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150AMBULANCE STATION Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 10
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