First Aid History

Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded Project on History of First Aid in Britain and France, 1909-1989 led by @RosieCresswell & @profbarrydoyle

[Barry Michael Doyle @profbarrydoyle]

Found some pics in an album from Malton North Yorks of VAD nurses and patients from Ashfield VAD Hospital. The nurse is Elsie Henderson whose dad managed Leefe's Jewellers in the Market Place. Soldiers unknown @MaltonMuseum @visitmalton

[Dr Hannah-Louise Clark @MedicalMaghrib]

I recently wrote a thing together with @profbarrydoyle and you can read it for free: "Imperial and Post-Imperial Healthcare before Welfare States" https://t.co/Q91ldGlfLy
@ERHistory #ComparativeHistory #GlobalHistory #Healthcare #WelfareStates #HistMed #CoAuthoring🧵1/

[LJMU History @LJMUhistory]

Really excited to announce the launch of Dr Susan Grant's forthcoming book, 'Soviet Nightingales'. Join us on Thursday 5 May from 6.30pm.

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

We're presenting our first aid history research in the @VAHS_uk seminar series on Monday 7th Feb at 6pm. @RosieCresswell and @Ramblesed will be talking about the Cold War. More details here -
https://t.co/bzPh3KSwkR

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

#HistNursing #histmed #FWW

[Barry Michael Doyle @profbarrydoyle]

Just received these VAD @FirstAidHistory photos and documents from @visitmalton North Yorkshire covering 1916-19. Elsie Henderson served in Highfield Auxiliary Hospital run by @StJohnsGate and lived with her family in Leefe’s Jewellers in Malton Market Place.

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

We're delighted that @RosieCresswell and @StJohnsGate_Abi's biography of Sir John Furley has been published in the @odnb this month!

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

The exhibition includes contributions from our own @RosieCresswell

[Forged by Fire @BurnsHistory]

#Twitterstorians #HistMed #HistSTM #UrbanHist folks: IT'S HERE! Drum roll....

The launch of our online exhibition: 'Forged by Fire: Burns Injury and Identity in Britain, c.1800-2000'. Visit and let us know what you think - resources coming soon!

https://t.co/wUeuQm3L20

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

Great new exhibition by our great friends @BurnsHistory!

[Forged by Fire @BurnsHistory]

#Twitterstorians #HistMed #HistSTM #UrbanHist folks: IT'S HERE! Drum roll....

The launch of our online exhibition: 'Forged by Fire: Burns Injury and Identity in Britain, c.1800-2000'. Visit and let us know what you think - resources coming soon!

https://t.co/wUeuQm3L20

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

Happy Birthday John Furley!!!

[Museum of the Order of St John @StJohnsGate]

Today marks 185 years since the birth of Sir John Furley in Ashford, Kent. Furley developed the wheeled ‘Ashford Litter’ for transporting a patient on a stretcher.

Visit us on Google Street View and see if you can find the Ashford Litter 👀🔎👇

https://t.co/QHj6sLXyup

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

Do you have any @BritishRedCross Junior first aid manuals which you would be willing to donate to the British Red Cross Museum and Archives? Please get in touch with [email protected] if so!

[Museum of the Order of St John @StJohnsGate]

📣 Current and former Cadets: can you help? 📣

The @stjohnambulance Cadets will be turning 💯 in 2022. We're finalising a new display to celebrate and we want to hear from Cadets from all over the world. 🌏

Find out how you can contribute 👇

https://t.co/SuU5ZUqvYn

Please RT!

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

Have you seen this @BurnsHistory?

[National Emergency Services Museum @NESMUSEUM]

In this week's blog discover the story of the famous Red Adair; firefighting pioneer, national hero and movie star! Read it, and all our previous blogs, at
https://t.co/E6CHYQSBxH

[Soviet Visuals @sovietvisuals]

"Red Army" Soviet children's book illustrated by Alexander Deineka, 1929

[Barry Michael Doyle @profbarrydoyle]

The cfp for the @HospitalHistori conference on Hospitals and Space is now available to read here. Closing dates for abstracts is 30 September 2020. 300 words in English plus a short bio. https://t.co/zwu39GSERv

[Rosemary Cresswell (Wall) @RosieCresswell]

Today is the 150th birthday of @BritishRedCross. I've been honoured to contribute by talking about my forthcoming @BloomsburyAcad History of the British Red Cross on @timesradio, and to the https://t.co/JCAEWrVUqI exhibition (Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund).

[Henry Irving @drhenryirving]

Ignore the featured image! It’s still good to see the @HistoryPolicy paper I wrote alongside @FirstAidHistory @profbarrydoyle @shane_ewen @illegalmarkets @charltommo and @M_Wiggam featured in print. Just imagine it with a nice propaganda photo instead.

https://t.co/Y1Io0l0oQB

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

@profbarrydoyle Please ask him to join our meeting this afternoon!!

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

@RWLDproject @RosieCresswell @profbarrydoyle @ifrc Not sure, but it would be great to have an informal zoom chat about our projects @RWLDproject!

[First Aid History @FirstAidHistory]

On Tuesday 9 June at 2pm France time (1pm UK time), @RosieCresswell and @profbarrydoyle will be speaking to the @ifrc's Global First Aid Reference Centre. You can listen here - Click here to connect https://t.co/kQYprwpuKo
ID: 847 7894 8790

[Barry Michael Doyle @profbarrydoyle]

Third and final episode of Pandemic 1918 made by @mimproductions for @BBCRadio4 and featuring lots of brilliant historians including @milnem @ProfKarenSayer @MBresalier @honigsbaum as well as me https://t.co/NySQzfcrHu