First aid
By Ibrahim Kado
Yola, June 27, 2024 (NAN) The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), has trained 23 journalists in first aid skills to save lives in emergencies.
The First Aid Field Officer, ICRC, Mr Omoruyi Edobor, who spoke at the end of the three-day training exercise on Thursday in Yola, said the participants were drawn from Borno and Adamawa.
He urged the participants to apply the skills learnt into practice and step down the knowledge to save more lives in the society.
Accorcing to him, first aid is an assistance given to a casualty before the arrival of a medical doctor or before going to hospital to saving lives.
Edobor said it was also to prevent the condition from becoming worse as well as to promote speedy recovery, adding that in the course of providing such assistance, safety and security should be considered.
The field officer said that as journalists they might come across incidents that need their urgent help.
Earlier, the ICRC Communication Officer, Esther Eleojo said ICRC is an independent and neutral organisation that ensures humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence.
“It takes action in response to emergencies and promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law.”
Eleojo added that the ICRC’s mission was to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and violence, and to provide them with assistance.
Mr Lemdi Okolie, ICRC Communication Officer, Mubi Sub delegation, said the organisation had provided a lot of services in the North-East as a result of the Boko Haram crisis.
He listed some of their interventions towards improving the standards of healthcare facilities, vaccinated over two million livestock and reunited missing persons with their families.
One of the participants, Fati Muhammad, lauded the gesture and promised to put the knowledge acquired into practice.
She said she had learnt a lot on first aid in terms of domestic accidents, full body examination, controlling of bleeding and handling fracture. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Chidi Opara/Rabiu Sani-Ali