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In 2009, Republic Act No. 10072 or the Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.The law is an affirmation of the country's "conformity with the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols, and the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement", as well as a confirmation of the PRC's stand as a "voluntary ...
The Red Cross Youth is one of the six major services of the Philippine Red Cross. Its mission is to educate and empower the children and youth in the spirit of Red Cross through constructive training and effective leadership, and provide opportunities for directing and harnessing their energy and idealism into worthwhile humanitarian activities ...
Choking rescue training devices are choking simulation equipment used by first aid learners to prepare for dealing with real world choking scenarios. [1] [2] They have been approved and used by the European Resuscitation Council, [3] St John Ambulance, [4] and International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. [5]
From providing CPR and first aid training courses to sending specialists to work with disaster survivors, to preparing families for military service, the Red Cross’s impact reaches far beyond ...
The aim of the National Youth Council (NYC) is to work with the Red Cross Youth Department to develop among the youth the spirit of humanitarianism and social service by giving them opportunities to participate in relevant Red Cross activities within the framework of the organization. The NYC is composed of nine (9) youth leaders, representing ...
A second responder is a worker who supports first responders such as police, fire, and emergency medical personnel.They are involved in preparing, managing, returning services, and cleaning up sites during and after an event requiring first responders.
To qualify for the medal, a member must accrue fifteen years' continuous efficient service as a first aid volunteer in either the Red Cross or St Andrew's providing a minimum of ten hours field service per year. [3] Service for the medal was retrospective to the creation of Voluntary Aid Detachments in 1909. [4]
It involved placing the patient on his stomach and applying pressure to the lower part of the ribs. It was the standard method of artificial respiration taught in Red Cross and similar first aid manuals for decades, [21] until mouth-to-mouth resuscitation became the preferred technique in mid-century. [22]