District Red Cross Society Publicizes World First Aid Day

By Sun Jiejing

"When AED (automatic external defibrillator) is detecting a self-rescue object’s heart rate, it is necessary to keep the onlookers away as far as possible, so as not to affect the test result.". In the publicity activity of the world first aid day held by the District Red Cross Society (DRCS) on September 11, the DRCS emergency rescue teacher volunteers demonstrate the use of AED for the public, and teach the public how to carry out self-help and mutual rescue in case of accidental injury.

The International Federation of Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have designated the second Saturday in September every year as the world first aid day since 2000, in order to further spread the knowledge and concept of rescue and promote the emergency rescue work.

During the world first aid day of this year, the first aid knowledge’s online classroom launched by the District Red Cross Society opened again in addition to providing emergency rescue training services in business circles, office buildings and communities. Chen Zhen, one of the first batch of medical team members of Shanghai supporting Hubei Province and ICU head nurse of Shanghai East China Hospital, gives a vivid training course of emergency rescue for trainees online by demonstrating online the practical skills of first aid and the emergency rescue skill for sudden airway foreign body obstruction

It is reported that the online live course covers 14 agencies equipped with AED, including the Party working committees of the district organs, the Party and masses service centers of all the sub-districts, communities, schools and hospitals in the whole district. Meanwhile, the Red Cross volunteers from Qiubei County and Maguan County of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province and Maqin County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province also watched the live courses.