Portrait of Mussarrat Fatima, a passionate First Aid Trainer at the Pakistan Red Crescent. Mussarrat’s inspiring story is a testament to the crucial role of first aid in saving lives during emergency situations. Over the years, Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, has faced an...
Would you know what to do if someone was having a heart attack ? Tim Connor did, which is why his colleague Tony Wong is still alive and well today. Tim works for a tea company in Hampshire along with around 80 other people. One day, Tim was sitting in his office when he was asked to check...
Portrait of Elisa, passionate volunteer at the French Red Cross Nearly one French person in five will have a disability during his or her life. In France, more than 80% of people with all kinds of disabilities become disabled in adulthood.This change marks a turning point in their lives. They face...
“The power of empowering”: First Aid Trainers and Volunteers from the Pakistan Red Crescent Society For more than 150 years and all around the world, providing first aid to injured people has been one of the principal mission of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. Each year,...
Commited to first aid: part 2 “Helping others helps me” SINGLED-MINDED PURSUIT: Yu Ping’s passion for first aid was sparked in her youth. Today, she is a first aid instructor who equips people with the skills to help others. By Nur Irdina Bte Mohd Fadzli and Cassandra Lau,...
Walking the talk In February, in Singapore, prior to the commencement of the Red Cross Youth’s First Aid Gold Modular Workshop at Compassvale Secondary School Youth Volunteer Instructors Low Yu Ping and Tracy Koh received a notification on Singapore Civil Defence Force’s “My...
Putting newly learned first aid skills into practice When Priya Choudhary first attended the first aid lesson with the Singapore Red Cross, she had no idea that she would be putting her CPR skills into practice the very next day. Call it fate or coincidence if you will, but it actually...
The importance of first aid in Tajikistan. Snake bite A teenager from “Sayod” village of Sangvor /Tavildara district was bitten on the head by a poisonous snake in the bathhouse. His mother was extremely shocked. She did not know how to help her son. The only thing she could do was to...
First aid burns: ” I never want to hear that sound again” Mum Vikki Stow described the terrifying moment when her baby daughter got burned. Our little princess, Tamzin, is a very inquisitive soul. One morning when she was just 10 months old, she grabbed a hot cup of tea. What...
Camp communities in Lesvos learn life-saving skills Having a trained first aider on hand is crucial for responding to any accidents and emergencies big or small. That’s why the Hellenic Red Cross is providing first aid training to migrants and refugees living in Greece. In Lesvos, the Red...
“The first aid training saved her life” Each year, the Danish Red Cross trains more than 60,000 people in first aid. Victoria was lucky that her childminder had learned how to give first aid. Not all accident victims are so lucky. First aid can save life. Photo: Danish Red Cross If...
First aid course becomes a matter of life and death for one grandmother Seven-month-old Keetika Tongarua has almost died twice in her short life, but has been saved each time by her grandmother, who learnt first-aid skills at a Red Cross village course. Keetika lives in the village of Betio on...