Every year millions of people die from wrong interventions. The reason is that most people do not have enough knowledge about what they should do at emergency situations. Sometimes a piece of first aid knowledge can save a person’s life. According to the report published by Turkish Health Ministry in 2011, the first 5 minutes is 5 times more important than the rest minutes for the wounded victim to survive him or her.
With this project, we aim to come together with young people from different parts of Europe to share the information about first aid techniques for emergencies and also learn different intervention techniques The activities of the project were held between 20-28 November 2016. Participants from Turkey, Bulgaria, and Lithuania were involved.
The training was based on non-formal education techniques. Within this project, the participants got knowledge on how can a person intervene the following 11 emergency situations: drowning in a lake or sea, traffic accidents and similar physical injuries, fire, heart attacks, twists and fractures, burns by hot water, earthquakes, cognition disorders, poisoning by food, obstruction of the airway, beatens by insects,
Project objectives:
- Learn new techniques about first aid techniques for emergencies,
- Exchange the ideas and knowledge about first aid techniques for emergencies and intervention techniques,
- To increase awareness of the importance of including dynamic methods in working with young people
- Take and create attention on intervention techniques in general first aid techniques in specific among the young people,
- Develop the knowledge about Intercultural Learning,
- Develop the knowledge about different cultures,
- Enhance the active participation of the youngsters,
- Turn ideas of the participant into action,
- Develop knowledge about non-formal education and Youth in Action as a tool to acquire new competencies and abilities,
- Reinforce the European cooperation in international youth work,
- To increase active participation and inclusion of young people (especially those with fewer opportunities).
Some impressions by participants:
- Ramunė Šaluchinaitė “Travel makes us richer. Do you have any doubts?”
- Monika Malevskytė “Gaining knowledge, experience & discovering culture”
If you have any questions regarding the project, please contact us by e-mail projects@inovacijubiuras.lt
