Philippine Red Cross launches first aid app
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) recently launched a mobile application demonstrating first aid techniques. The mobile application, available for android and ios system users, was developed by the American Red Cross and is easily understood even by children.
Once downloaded, the First Aid PH application can be accessed when the user is offline.
It also includes the PRC hotline 143 which users can call in times of emergencies.
The mobile app provides video on how to conduct bandaging and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to patients.
It also includes information on Zika virus, dengue fever, Chikungunya virus and heart ailments.
The First Aid PH mobile application can be downloaded for free on the App Store for Apple users and Play Store for Android users.
First aid demos, lectures Today, the PRC is providing a lecture on First aid treatment to children in celebration of the World First Aid Day (WFAD).
The lecture is anchored on the theme ‘First Aid for and by Children’ will be held the whole day at the Manila Ocean Park domed atrium.
Children 12 years old and above and their parents will be taught emergency preparedness and basic first aid procedures including bandaging and CPR.
Preparedness, self-esteem “The Red Cross provides trainings for the youth to equip them with life-saving knowledge and skills and the confidence to act or help save lives when needed. Learning basic first aid will not only prepare children for worst case scenarios, it will also help them develop their self-esteem and give them a sense of purpose early on in their lives,” Senator Richard Gordon, chairman and CEO of the PRC said.
“Part of PRC’s core mission is to educate and empower the youth on leadership and how to take charge in first aid emergencies in school, in their home and in their communities. The Red Cross further urges people, especially parents and their young children, to engage in basic first aid trainings or educate themselves using available reliable materials and resources,” he added.
Active chapters PRC Chapters nationwide will also promote first aid education in their communities in line with the celebration of WFAD.
Red Cross chapters will be conducting first aid trainings for children, lectures, and activities in different schools across the country.
Aide from this, lectures and demonstrations on disaster preparedness and ambulance operation trainings for different local government units, as well as occupational and corporate first aid orientations in various companies will also be part of the WFAD.
Since 2000, World First Aid Day is celebrated annually by the Red Cross societies every second Saturday of September to raise awareness on how first aid can save lives.