Practical first aid course

February 1962

An unidentified patient is having her pulse and temperature measured by a participant in a Red Cross first aid course, under the watchful eye of two nurses. Other members of the class observe from the bedside.

Contributors note: "Christchurch photos of a Red Cross First Aid course, February 1962. Nurses giving instructions to several well-dressed women, one man in a suit hovering in the background of one photo."

Creator: Peter Basire

Contributor: Barbara Newcombe

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-BaNe-0020

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