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American Red Cross- Monroe County Chapter
Helping Monroe County
Address:
1635 N. Monroe St.
Monroe, MI 48161
Phone: 734-289-1481 Fax: 734-289-1730 View Website
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Members: 6
Join Date: 10/11/2006
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| Health & Safety |
Private Courses for Your Workplace
American Red Cross programs for your workplace provide the latest in lifesaving and safety instruction. Build the program that works for your business using our modular curriculum.
Choose one of our core courses, Workplace Training: Standard First Aid or Adult CPR/Automated External Defibrillation (AED). Then add a supplemental module such as Ergonomics; Slips, Trips, and Falls; Back Injury Prevention; or Workplace Violence Awareness.
To learn more about our classes, you can either call Tracy Boudrie, (734)289-1481 ext 20, or fill out the following information:
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| How was The Red Cross Organization Founded? |
The Red Cross idea was born in 1859, when Henry Dunant, a young Swiss man, came upon the scene of a bloody battle in Solferino, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance. Some 40,000 men lay dead or dying on the battlefield and the wounded were lacking medical attention. Dunant organized local people to bind the soldiers' wounds and to feed and comfort them. On his return, he called for the creation of national relief societies to assist those wounded in war, and pointed the way to the future Geneva Conventions.
In October 1863, The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was created in Geneva, Switzerland, to provide nonpartisan care to the wounded and sick in times of war. The Red Cross emblem was adopted at this first International Conference as a symbol of neutrality and was to be used by national relief societies. In August 1864, the representatives of 12 governments signed the Geneva Convention Treaty. The extraordinary efforts of Henry Dunant led to the eventual establishment of the International Red Cross. Today, the Red Cross Movement incorporates the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (the International Federation), as well as National Societies in 175 countries, including the American Red Cross of the United States.
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