World First Aid Day
World First Aid Day is an annual campaign to ‘promote the importance of first aid training in preventing injuries and saving lives’. Every year, the second Saturday of September is observed as World First Aid Day, this year the day falls of September 12
Why is World First Aid Day important
World First Aid Day is an annual campaign to ‘promote the importance of first aid training in preventing injuries and saving lives. Every year, the second Saturday of September is observed as World First Aid Day. Celebrated to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives in everyday and crisis situations and appropriate training and knowledge are necessary for giving first aid to an injured person.
.How to observe World First Aid Day
- First aid help is important and plays a crucial role in saving lives but appropriate training and knowledge are necessary for giving first aid to an injured person.
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Tip:
First aid knowledge and skills must be made available to ALL. More and more people and volunteers should have the capacity to provide quality first aid community-based services. Simple first aid skills, and the confidence to use them, can save lives and everyone, if properly trained, has the potential to save lives.
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Resources
In order to celebrate today effectively, here is a list of resources you can use to make the day special – or to plan ahead
Reference Sites
- UN and other international NGO
- Non-Profits website for the observance