Talk:American Red Cross

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From an edit by User:209.213.198.25 to the article): The blood collection and distribution of American Red Cross is regulated under Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 as some of the drug and computer systems associated with the collecting, testing, and distribution of blood products is regulated as a medical device. Is this true in it's entirity? should be reviewed for accruacy. just post the letter that is the best piece of evidence and is NPOV. The current statement is biased for there is no history behind the CFR 21 reference........

I don't know about NPOV, but the information seems too specific to be encyclopedic in nature. Unless someone can word it in such a way that it makes sense to a medical moron such as me, I say it's best left outside the article. SwissCelt 19:55, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Could someone explain why the neutrality of the biomedical section is disputed? It was flagged, but no explaination given. March 1, 2006

I'm wondering why Comair Air Crash is listed under Other Responses? It doesn't seem feasible to list every ARC disaster response in this article nor is it clear what the criteria for inclusion should be. I would rather see details about the ARC responsibilities in responding to air transportation accidents as delineated by NTSB. ~~Dizman

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[edit] Just a thought

I think maybe this article should be split up. Maybe put the DR's (Disaster Responses) on seperate pages and maybe put the contraversys on seperate pages.

Cori Fournier 13:55, 16 February 2007 (UTC) D.S.H.R. Field Supervisor American Red Cross

[edit] References

I've gone through the article checking the references, and adding in details to help us find them again when the url no longer works. Unfortunately, there are quite a few that were already dead links. I looked for replacements but couldn't find any. For the moment I've just commented them out in the hope that others who have actually seen them might be able to find them again. -- Siobhan Hansa 23:22, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Status

Am I alone in believeing that this article should be nominated for GA Article status? (♠Taifarious1♠) 10:04, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ANRC is Congressionally Chartered

Art. needs history of the congressional chartering. Also of business status. Is it a 501c3 non-profit or what? Another aspect: Congress changed the Red Cross "Service to Military Families" protocols as a result of hearings into difficulties during Vietnam War. The specific congressional hearing is referenced, by endnote source, in "Chance and Circumstance: The Draft, The War, and The Vietnam Generation" by Lawrence M. Baskir and William A. Strauss. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.108.49.206 (talk) 14:16, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

The military depends upon data provided by Red Cross agents re Service to the Military (esp. military dependents) for the functioning of government. The military relies upon such services inasmuch as the military has no such military staffed nation-wide Health & Welfare agency for military dependents, especially those hundreds of miles from the nearest military installation, which may or may not be of the same service as the, for example, overseas stationed service member. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.108.49.206 (talk) 04:37, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Service to the Armed Forces

"Armed Forces Emergency Services" has changed names to "Service to Armed Forces" as of last month, so I have changed that section heading. The program is the same for now, although services are expected to be refined in the near future.67.100.218.210 19:47, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Crux Rubra.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:02, 25 February 2008 (UTC)