The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Khaki rubberised canvas pouch (opened) which contains another smaller rubberised canvas pouch containing two escape maps; a small hacksaw blade in a cardboard sheath; and a tin containing three ampoules.
The First Aid pouch is approx. 170 mm square and at each corner it is slit with the instruction “PULL PULL TO OPEN” WITH TWO ARROWS DEPICTING PULLING THE CORNERS APART in black. The face of the canvas bag has the following printed on it in black:-
TO OPEN THIS PACK TEAR DIAGONALLY FROM ANY
CORNER AS INDICATED BY THE ARROWS.
FIRST AID OUTFIT FOR AIR CREWS
…CONTENTS…
AMPOULES SYRINGE (MORPHIA)…2. FOR SEVERE PAIN
ANTI-BURN MITTENS…………………2. FOR HAND BURNS
ANTI-BURN JELLY IN 1OZ. TUBES…1. FOR BURNS OTHER THAN HANDS
LARGE WOUND DRESSING…………1.
SAFETY PINS……………………………1.
NOTE:- SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ON EACH PACKET INSIDE,
And on each side of a red cross inside a black outlined circle:-
LHS:-
FOR BURNS OTHER
THAN ON HANDS SPREAD ANTI-
BURN JELLYOVER BURN
AREA AND ALLOW TO DRY
RHS:-
DO NOT USE ANTI-
BURN JELLY WITH
THE MITTENS
Under the red cross is;- “A” – crown – “M”.
These instructions are printed on both sides of the packet. On the othersied of the packet under the crown has been stamped in black - MK II. The packet has been opened down the right hand side.
The map pouch is 155 by 135 mm wide with a 30 mm flap at the top. Printed on the face of the pouch at the top left hand corner is “C/D” in 15 mm black letters. Printed I black 17 mm letters centrally on the pouch is “MAPS” over “ONLY”
The tin containing the ampoules of morphia is 85 x 30 mm wide with rounded corners. On the lid is printed in red 12 mm letters “TUBUNIC AMPOULES”. Above this is a crown over “AM” in small letters. Opening the hinged lid Displays two cards, one of paper and the other cardboard
The paper card (75 x 23 mm approx.) has printed on it in black:-
IMPORTANT
If contents of Ampoule, Morphia (Syringe) are stated on the label to be Morphia, Gr.½, only half the contents of the ampoule should be injected for first aid purposes.
The other card (80 x 25 mm approx.) is a tag designed to be attached to the patient. It is plain cardboard with the following printed on it in black:-
MORPHIA GR. ¼
GIVEN AT ………….HRS.
ON…………….(STATE DATE).
SIGNATAURE…………………
965/w143925.
And three ampoules:-
1. A ‘Tubunic’ Morphine Ampoule Syringe by Roche Products on a cotton pad. The syringe comprises a “toothpaste” type tube to the left connected to a glass tube. The “Toothpaste” type tube is a pinkish colour with the name of the product and manufacture printed on it in black. It is about 57 mm long.
2. Two Monoject Ampoule Syringes – Morphine Hydrochloride by Burroughs Wellcome & Co (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.), London. The construction appears to be the same as the above except that the “toothpaste” type tube connects to a black plastic tube. The “toothpaste” tube section is pink with black and red lettering. And approx. 643 mm long. Instructions for use are printed in black on a paper sheet that is folded and wrapped around this black plastic tube and held in place by a glued strip of paper with the following printed in red thereon:- “DIRECTIONS” over the company trademark of a unicorn over “FOR USE”.
There is a separate waxed card holder for a small hacksaw blade 100 mm long and 12 mm wide. The blade shows signs of rust.
There are two double sided full colour maps printed on silk approx. 710 x 680 mm in size. One covers the German-Swiss Frontier, France (South West) – Spain (North) on one side and The Pyrenees (East & Central) on the reverse side.
The other map covers Holland, Belgium (except West Coast), France (North East) and Germany (West & Central). On the reverse is France (South East), Germany (South) and Switzerland (except South East).
Associated with Flying Officer R M Hines, 462 Squadron RAAF who carried it on operations during World War Two.
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