Red Crescent Training: First Aid

  I'd like to tell abou Red Crescent First Aid Training in Suleyman Demirel University. Initially, The Red Cross idea belongs to Henry Dunant who was witnessing aftermath of a battle, that is thousands of dead and wounded men lying on the grond and not provided by any help. Hence, he gathered local people to bind soldiers' wounds and to feed and comfort them. In 1863 five Geneva men, including Dunant, set up the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, later the International Committee of the Red Cross.

 
  This international non-profit organization and SDU cooperate from the beginning of the year 2014. Owing to this fact, first aid training is held in the faculty of Economics, "Horizon" research center. I became a volunteer and attend classes of first aid which I liked very much. For example,on monday I've learned how to help a person without consciousness. First of all, you should check if there is any danger thretening your health and safety. Then, it is necessary to test injured for reaction and breath. There is a probability to suffocate, in order to avoid it you should roll a person to a side position. Actually, the representatives of Red Crescent demonstrated us these actions for a better understanding. After this, we repeated what we've seen and correct our mistakes during the process which was very useful. The second step is the cardiopulmonary resuscitation for which we used mannequins. It was much harder than I thought, because my arms were ill, moreover, we need to do 30 pressings and 2 insufflations, 4 times in a minute. Briefly, this is exhausting.

  In conclusion, it is important to mention how necessary the things we're learning. Since, nobody is insured from accidents or any unexpected health problems, so competent people are always in need. Especially, there was a lethal case in our university, unfortunately, noone knew how to help the student before ambulance came, therefore, that guy merely suffocated. Obviously, any person nearby who knew first aid principles could prevent him from dying.