NURSES ON HORSEBACK
Believed to be the first unit of it* kind in New Zealand, the Gisborne mounted auxiliary of the Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Association recently began one week's intensive training for work as'mounted nurses. The members will be . trained in first aid and general nursing .work, and by means of horses will provide their own transportation to inaccessible parts of the district in time of emergency. The scheme has the: : full approval of the medical officers of. the association and of the officer commanding the National Military Reserve' in the district. It is proposed that the new unit will act in concert wtih- the home defence forces if the latter, are called upon. The immediate objective, however, is to furnish the district.,v?ith an auxiliary corps of women accustomed to riding and able, to take care of themselves, and bring nursing-'*as-sistance to patients in areas where medical and specialised nursing aid is not immediately available.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19400920.2.120
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24408, 20 September 1940, Page 9
Word count
Tapeke kupu
159NURSES ON HORSEBACK Otago Daily Times, Issue 24408, 20 September 1940, Page 9
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in