The Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) has trained more than 387 thousand people to provide first pre-medical aid, the organization’s official Facebook page reported on Tuesday.
“We can’t prevent all emergency events, but we can make sure that people know how to act properly in the first minutes. This is what saves lives,” notes Nadezhda Yamnenko, a master trainer and head of the UCC’s first aid department.
The trainings of the Ukrainian Red Cross combine theory and practice, which forms the readiness to act decisively and professionally in any emergency. The program covers a wide range of situations – from household injuries and emergencies to the consequences of war: stopping massive bleeding, restoring breathing, responding to mine blast wounds and prolonged compression syndrome. First aid is not just a skill, but everyone’s responsibility and a chance to save a life before the medics arrive.
