Chances are, you’ve seen a health pack in a video game depicted as a little red cross on a white background. It’s a recognizable symbol, one that for many universally denotes health ...

The emblem of a red cross on a white background is a sign of protection under the Geneva Conventions. It is not a religious symbol. The red cross, red crescent and red crystal are symbols of ...

At that conference, the symbol of a red cross on a white background was agreed to be the "standard emblem to identify medical personnel on the battlefield," said the site. In 1906, the Ottoman ...