In Vinnytsia, officials and municipal guard are taught to use a defibrillator
In Vinnytsia, employees of the Transparent Offices and the Municipal Guard are taught to provide first aid using automatic external defibrillators (AEDs).
This is stated in the message of the Podilska Hromada Community Foundation, Ukrinform reports.
As part of the AED Saves Lives project, training on first aid is underway in Vinnytsia, with the Transparent Office and the Municipal Guard being the first ones. During the training, they mastered the skills of assessing the condition of the victim, learned how to act in case of massive bleeding, cardiac arrest, how to properly conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation, i.e., indirect heart massage, artificial respiration, and use an automatic external defibrillator (AED)," the statement reads.
It is noted that six such devices will be installed in Vinnytsia soon. At the railway and two bus stations, Central and Western, as well as in three "Transparent Offices." That is why the employees of these organizations should be the first to be trained.
So far, three groups of employees of the "Municipal Guard" and "Transparent Offices" have been trained in the provision of first aid and the use of AEDs in public places. Soon, such training will be held for an open group, which could include anyone interested in pre-registration. Training for them will take place on September 30.
All training within the project takes place with the use of training defibrillators and the use of first aid items. Participants practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills on specialized mannequins with electronic quality control. It allows you to determine the correctness of artificial respiration and pressure on the chest.
Upon completion of training, everyone receives certificates with a unique code.
In total, the project will include 12 training sessions on the use of automatic external defibrillators and first aid for almost 200 people.
The training is conducted by instructors qualified according to international standards from the public organization, "Emergency Medical Care Agency."
Note
The AED Saves Lives project is implemented by the Podilska Hromada Community Foundation in cooperation with the Emergency Medical Aid Agency in partnership with the Vinnytsia City Council and the Vinnytsia Regional Center for Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine.
The urgency of the project is due to one of the most common causes of premature death, mortality from non-infectious causes (cardiovascular disease, death from accidents).
It is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation as part of the Local Challenges Program of the Global Challenges run by the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland.
