activity report
FIRST AID From 1993 onwards, the Malteser Relief Service has been leading first aid courses. Young people take a proactive stance as far as saving lives in critical circumstances is concerned. High school seniors, college and university students happily participate in the lecture and training course, because they realize their moral and Christian duty to help those in danger. Our first aid courses are aimed at people with no medical background. The chief aim of the course is to provide practical skills to enable the person to act automatically in critical situations. For this reason, all training exercises are performed as many times as is necessary for each individual student to master the proper administration of aid. The demand for this sort of knowledge among the civil society in Ukraine has skyrocketed in recent years, and we endeavour to provide all those interested with the requisite skills. Teachers we have trained and certified are by now teaching first aid courses in five schools in Lviv. Our program includes trainings in Qualified First Aid; these encompass a theoretical and practical course, look into aspects of tactical medicine, and address providing first aid for people with special needs, pregnant women, and children. The trainings are held as part of a joint international project between the Malteser Relief Service Ukraine and the Malteser Medical Service Poland, and are co-funded by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Programme.