First Aid Saves Life
AUCKLAND, Thu. (Sp.)—The life of a man who had the main artery in his leg severed in a tram accident in Auckland yesterday was saved by a bystander’s knowledge of first aid. The injured man was Mr William Howell, aged about 51, an Auckland transport Board tramway inspector. Mr Howell was standing on the track adjusting the trolley pole of a tramcar when another tram moved forward and he was crushed between the two. He suffered a compound fracture of the leg and a severed femoral artery. Realising that he might bleed to death, a bystander, Mr C. L. Davies, of Auckland, promptly applied digital pressure and arrested the flow of blood until an ambulance arrived. Mr Howell was admitted to the Auckland Hospital and his leg had to be amputated below the hip. His condition last night was serious. Mr Davies learned first aid as a member of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
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Northern Advocate, 4 December 1947, Page 8
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158First Aid Saves Life Northern Advocate, 4 December 1947, Page 8
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