Hospital signs ( easy question :D )

Question

okay um i need to know u know that thingy thats like a cross , it has 2 snakes around it , its not the red its the other thing , it can be found on first aid kits PLZ HELP T.T

Answer 1

http://drblayney.com/Asclepius.html

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Answer 2

It is called a Caduceus  check out the links below for information.  Very popular icon for the medical industry.

Answer 3

im not sure if this is the answer your looking for but i think that the icon representing health care is a sword with two snakes wrapped around it with wings on the top

Answer 4

Caduceus

The caduceus (/kəˈduːsiəs/, -ʃəs, -ˈdjuː-; κηρύκειον in Greek) or wand of Hermes is typically depicted as a short herald's staff entwined by two serpents in the form of a double helix, and sometimes surmounted by wings. In later Antiquity the caduceus may have provided the basis for the astrological symbol representing the planet Mercury and in Roman iconography was often depicted being carried in the left hand of the Greek god Hermes, the messenger of the gods, guide of the dead and protector of merchants, gamblers, liars and thieves.

Ironically, the caduceus has come to be used as a symbol for medicine, especially in North America, through confusion with the traditional medical symbol, the rod of Asclepius, which has only a single snake and no wings