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WORLD FIRST AID DAY |
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Date-wise Events |
September 10, 2016
(2nd Saturday of September) |
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Description |
- WFAD is a global observance held on the second Saturday
in September.
- It was instituted by the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 2000 and has been
celebrated each year ever since.
- The term “first aid” refers to the assistance given to
anyone suffering a sudden injury or illness.
- Its main goals are to preserve life and prevent the
condition from worsening.
- It is not always performed by medical personnel. In
emergency situations, ordinary people often have to perform
first aid to save someone's life.
- First aid does not necessarily require any prior
knowledge and can involve improvisation.
- However, if the person performing first aid doesn't know
what they are doing, they might hurt instead of helping.
That is why the IFRC encourages people to undergo basic
first aid training or at least educate themselves using any
available reliable sources.
- World First Aid Day aims at raising awareness of how
first aid can prevent injuries and save lives in everyday
and crisis situations, as well as at promoting the
accessibility of the first aid. Events and activities held
on this day focus on first aid training. Every year, a new
global theme for the day is chosen, and participants are
encouraged to plan events according to the current year's
theme.
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