Kermanshah Red Crescent Chief: Relief Training to Continue Until October 17

KERMANSHAH – The head of the Kermanshah Province Red Crescent Society announced that the second phase of the National Relief and Rescue Movement will continue until October 17, aimed at increasing public preparedness for emergencies.

Kermanshah - The CEO of the Kermanshah Red Crescent Society announced the continuation of the second phase of the national relief movement until October 25 with the aim of increasing people's preparedness against disasters.

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Afshin Yeganeh, referring to the implementation of the second stage of the national rescue movement, stated: This program is followed with the slogan "Every Iranian is a rescuer" and with the participation of Red Crescent trainers in different parts of the province in order to spread rescue skills and first aid among different sections of the society.

He stated that knowing the basic principles of first aid can play a decisive role in the initial moments of an accident, and added: Taking the correct measures before the arrival of specialized forces is effective in reducing injuries and saving the lives of the injured.

The CEO of Red Crescent Society of Kermanshah province emphasized the necessity of public access to practical trainings and stated: Citizens' familiarity with the way to deal with emergency situations, in addition to strengthening individual strength, increases people's conscious participation in disaster management.

Yeganeh said about the location of these trainings: Schools, Halal houses, offices, public roads, mosques, public gatherings and other social spaces of the province are among the places where relief trainings are provided.

He considered the educational axes of the second stage of the National Rescue Movement to include six sections and stated: wound management and bleeding control, dressing and bandaging, airway management and helping people suffering from suffocation, carrying the injured, dealing with fractures and immobilization and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are among the most important topics of these courses.

The CEO of the Kermanshah Red Crescent Society called the continuation of this program an opportunity to strengthen public preparedness against accidents and emphasized the importance of learning skills that citizens can use in emergency situations.

The second stage of the national relief movement is being implemented from 15th to 25th of October throughout the country and in cooperation with the Broadcasting Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran.