- Object type
- Posters
- Date
- Production: 1960s
- Associated organisation
- St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)
- Associated activity
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First Aid Training
Volunteering - Inscriptions
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YOU MUST KNOW WHAT TO DO! / TAKE EXTRA CARE – LEARN FIRST AID / St. John will teach you / HELP US TO HELP YOU / THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
- Dimensions
- Height x width (paper size): 342 x 241mm
- Materials and technique
- Paper
- Credit line
- Digitised with support from the St John Historical Society, 2026
- Catalogue number
- SJA2024
You must know what to do!
Learning to treat burn injuries is a core part of first aid training. This poster from St John Ambulance Brigade's 'Help Us to Help You' campaign appears to show a child accidentally pouring hot liquid from a pot on a stove onto themselves. Staged but shocking images such as this demonstrated the importance of first aid training and were used to encourage new volunteers to join the charity.