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A n im p ortan t feature of first aid and a m b u la n ce w ork is th e c o n v e y a n c e of the w o u n d ed to the B ritish h o sp ita ls. W e g a th e r from an article w h ich appeared recen tly in the Times that there are 130 R e d C ross and S t. Joh n v e h ic le s in the so u th of E n g la n d e n g a g e d in the w ork, and at the h ead q u arters of the c o n v o y there is a cam p of m ore than 130 w om en a m b u la n ce d rivers. T h e w ork of c o n v o y is of a m o st str en u o u s and e x a c tin g natu re, p er form ed m a in ly at n ig h t. E ach n u rse, s a y s the article from w h ic h w e q u o te , “ se r v ic e s h er ow n a m b u la n ce ; trem en d o u s pride is taken in the a p p earan ce o f the v e h ic le s in ter n a lly as w ell as e x te r n a lly . T h is w ork, w h ich tak es up a g rea t deal of tim e and a sh are in th e o rd erly d u tie s, o c c u p ie s the rest of their d ay e x ce p t for the tw o h o u r s ’ leisu re in the a ftern o o n . T h e n , so o n after tea, c a lls co m e in in c r e a sin g ly q u ic k ly for a m b u la n c e s. In a d d i tion to the h ead q u arters cam p there are tw o a d van ced b ases at each o f w h ich is kept an a v e r a g e of a b o u t 25 a m b u la n ces and th eir d rivers. It is here th at th ese a m b u la n c es and d rivers w h o are on call to g o to F ra n ce aw ait orders to m o v e to the co a st. A b o u t six a m b u la n c e d rivers w ith v e h ic le s are a lw a y s on d u ty at th ree a ir fie ld s.” It w ill be u n d erstood that recovery of th e p a tien ts d e p en d s la r g e ly on sp eed of tran sp ort, and it is in the h ig h e s t d e g r e e sa tisfa c to r y to hear that w h ile “ m an y of the ca su a ltie s w ere w ou n d ed in F ran ce that m o r n in g , by m id n ig h t of th e sa m e day th ey find th e m se lv e s ste a m in g o u t of a railhead in E n g la n d for a h o sp ita l in th e p r o v in c e s .” M uch a g a in d e p en d s u pon the p e r so n a lity of th e d rivers and the n u rses, and e v e r y th in g p o ssib le h as been d o n e to render th is an im p o rta n t item in th e w ork. A m b u la n c e s are so co n stru cted th at a d river can w alk from her d r iv in g seat d ow n the cen tre of her a m b u la n ce , so th at at a h a lt sh e can se e that her c h a r g e s are all rig h t, and h a v e a m o m e n t’s ch at w ith th em . A s to th e p e r so n n e l of the d riv ers, th is in c lu d e s R ed C ross and S t. John g ir ls from m ost of the E n g lis h sh ir e s, g ir ls from S c o tla n d w h o are m em b ers of the S c o ttish branch o f the B r itish R ed W om en A m b u la n c e W o zk ers.