Red Cross Emergency First Aid

I have a project due for my First Aid / CPR class and need your help. Here is the assignment;

Research events or times when the Red Cross or someone using
Red Cross techniques have assisted someone in an emergency
situation. Include the Date, location, situation,
and outcome of said event. Write a brief 1 page
write-up of the event. Last paragraph should be a summary of
how you felt about the incident. Would you have
acted in the same manner, or any different? What
obstacles might have been in the way, like checking for
safety, was 911 called? Give me as much detail as
possible pertaining to what happened and the outcome

Thanks to all who can help me

Here are a few survivor stories. Go to this link and click on one of the "survivor stories" on the right:
http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/sur vivor-stories.html

There is one in those that seems like it would be good because it gives you material for acting in a different manner (the people waited to start CPR):
http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/gre tchen-minchew.html

Good luck!! :)

2009-04-13 13:12:50 by David

www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.c o.uk Whether you are interested in first aid training at work or outside the workplace, we have a course for you. We ...

The Red Cross in Afghanistan has been teaching the Taliban basic first aid and giving insurgents medical equipment so that fighters wounded during battles with Nato and Afghan government forces can be treated in the field, it was revealed today.

More than 70 members of the "armed opposition" received training in April, the Red Cross said – a move likely to anger the government of Hamid Karzai, which is losing large numbers of police and soldiers in insurgent attacks.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had introduced the classes because pitched battles, landmines and roadblocks stopped people in the most volatile areas from getting to hospital.

The Red Cross, which aims to remain neutral in the conflict, has trained more than 100 Afghan soldiers and policemen, as well as a network of taxi drivers who operate an unofficial ambulance service in Helmand and Kandahar provinces.

Today, a leading figure in Kandahar's local government, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the Taliban did "not deserve to be treated like humans".

He said: "They are like animals, and they treat the people they capture worse than animals. They kidnapped and killed an American lady and then wouldn't even return her body. These people don't deserve this help."

The Afghan ministries of defence and the interior said they were unable to comment on what they described as a highly controversial issue.

A Nato spokesman in Kabul said: "Nato has tremendous respect for the humanitarian work carried out by the ICRC and we recognise the need for this work to be carried out impartially.

"Isaf [Nato] forces also provide treatment to any case caught up in this conflict, including our opponents, in line with our own obligation to respect the rules of armed conflict."

One of the ICRC-trained drivers, who transports sick and wounded people from Sangin district in Helmand, where some of the most fierce fighting is taking place, to Mirwais hospital in Kandahar city, told the ICRC that roadblocks and insecurity had lengthened the journey to six or seven hours, rather than the normal two.

The extraordinary measure highlights how badly security has declined in southern Afghanistan, undermining this summer's effort by US-led forces to protect the population from violence. The ICRC said its volunteers in Kandahar and staff at Mirwais hospital had seen a "substantial increase" in the number of patients injured by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other weapons.

Critics of the Nato push in southern Afghanistan, which is aimed at seizing full control of Kandahar city and central Helmand from the Taliban by the end of the year, said that coalition commanders had made the situation worse by publicising where they were going to launch assaults.

By discussing publicly their plans in February for clearing the largely rural area of Marja in Helmand and then their desire to "clear" districts surrounding Kandahar city, Nato hoped many insurgents would simply choose not to fight.

But in many cases, the move gave the Taliban time to dig in and plant IEDS in the areas.

For years the beds at Mirwais hospital have been regularly filled with men with gunshot wounds, many of whom are insurgents. But ICRC staff, who support the work of the hospital, have learned not to ask questions about how they sustained their injuries.

In general the government has been happy to allow fighters to come to the hospital, receive treatment and leave again.

But in Helmand in April, the tacit approval for such humanitarian medical support appeared to break down when Afghan security services raided a hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, run by an Italian NGO called Emergency, which also has a strict policy of providing surgical help to anyone who needs it. Nine staff were arrested and accused of plotting to murder the provincial governor after weapons and suicide bomb vests were found in the compound.

The International Committee of the Red Cross runs hospitals in Afghanistan, visits prisoners on both sides of the conflict and co-operates on various projects with the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a separate organisation, on various projects.

How could anyone possibly consider it bad, unless they are evil?

2010-05-26 20:21:14 by pirncess_tracy310

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There seem to be various certifications provided by Red Cross and I am quite confused! Coz they all seem similar. My mom, however, obtained the so-called "Driver First Aid" certificate (but she doesn't do driving as her job or career, but a yoga teacher)!

I am just wondering is it the right certification for her, or does this certificate provide general knowledge of emergency handling? If so, why is it called "Driver"????

Red Cross does a lot of little different certifications under the same idea, but different names. I do believe that its called Driver first aid, so like...if your driving down a highway and see a car flip over you know how to help the people in the car until EMS personnel arrive. But theres all sorts of things to get through red cross all of which are very helpful when needed and helpful when it comes to dire situations. Being a Paramedic myself it helps to not have an absolute handful of dip ***** running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

2008-07-31 02:58:36 by Mirror of My Heart

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okay so i have a test tomorrow in my class, the question is

under what three conditions should you decide to transport a victim to an emergency care facility yourself?

we use the American red cross first aid: responding to emergencies 4th edition staywell, revised 2007 book

thanks a buncch!!

1. When the scene is not safe at the immediate time and cannot wait due to mortal danger to both victim and rescuer.
2. When there is no way to get ahold of emergency personel and the person cannot be left alone.
3. When there is no mortal danger to the victim and emergency personel are not necessary.

I do not know if this is what it is for that particular book, however I am First Aid/CPR, AED, and Lifeguard certified and this has always been my answer and has served me well.

2010-01-06 20:07:52 by

I joined the Army a few months ago and I'm going through the process at the minute. As I've joined as a Combat Medic, and I've got some time on my hands before I begin training, I thought getting in some experience would be great.

I've tried the St Johns Ambulance and the Red Cross, but they have nothing in Birmingham. Free would be preferable since I'm unemployed at the moment, but charges will be just fine. I'm not too sure where else to look and Google isn't being much help either. So, if anyone could suggest some places that do Basic and/or Emergency first aid training (or something similar that would be helpful with my chosen career) in Birmingham that's also open to the public, I'd be incredibly grateful.

Thanks.

It`s not worth the expense or the papers the give out as certificates.
The training you will receive in the army is far more advanced than any civilian organisation can give you and that the includes the civilian Para-medics.
Medical training in the R.A.M.C doesn`t just consist of basic first aid,it also include diagnosis procedures, the prescribing on certain drugs and medicines, how to give intraveinous transfusions and above all the ability to be able to look after and treat casualties for possibly days on end when they can`t be tranferred to hospital facility due to combat and other problems.
You will also learn to improvise when you don`t the correct equipment available, how to rescue casualties safely when under fire.
The Royal Army Medical Corps combat medic is the best in the world due to they`re training and because the never have enough equipment.Unlike the rest of modern day armies they don`t have dedicated Helicopter units to move casualties and the ambulances are just basic landrovers with a box body stuck on the back.

2010-09-11 13:48:05 by