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First Aid Pioneer

Lackawanna County · dedicated 1947 · Bus. US 6 & PA 107, near bridge next to guardrail, Jermyn

Here in 1899 Dr. Matthew J. Shields organized first aid for mine workers. From it grew the plan of Red Cross industrial first aid, which he helped establish. Dr. Shields died in Scranton January 23, 1939.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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