Training on drowning prevention and first aid skills for 200 staff and teachers

(Baonghean.vn)- In order to minimize the drowning rate for school-age children during summer vacation,Nghe An Provincial Red Cross Society organizes training on drowning prevention and first aid skills in localities.

First aid instructions for drowning

From May 16 to 25, 2017, Nghe An Provincial Red Cross organized a training course on drowning prevention and first aid skills for 200 Red Cross school branch leaders and teachers in charge of teams in Do Luong, Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh districts and Cua Lo town.

During the training courses, trainees acquired knowledge about the international Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, the Vietnam Red Cross Society; the current situation of drowning; measures to prevent drowning in children; first aid for drowning; self-rescue swimming techniques and practice of first aid methods.

Kim Oanh