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First
Aid in Armed Conflict and Violent Environment
with the Warriors for Peace
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HELP
for Peace Program coordinator Mr. Charlie Magne Coronel
conducts a series of lectures and demonstration of
First Aid in armed conflicts and other situations
of violence adapted from the manual of the International
Committee of the Red Cross from February 18 to March
3, 2009 at the Niall O’Brien Center, Bacolod
City, Philippines.
The topic includes:
The International Humanitarian Law, Mechanism of
Injury, Pre-hospital care of patient, First Aid
Kit, Leading a first aid team, The chain of casualty
care, First aid post, New Technologies used in Humanitarian
operations, Safe Behavior in dangerous situations
and collecting and burying the dead.
The objective of these
lectures is to: 1.) Equip the Warriors for Peace Academy
with the basic pre-hospital care for patients or victims
of armed conflicts and violence. 2.) To develop leadership
skill during medical operations. 3.) To increase the
spirit of volunteerism through awareness of the effects
of armed conflicts 4.) To act safely in the field
during armed conflicts and other situations of violence.
These lectures increases
awareness to the academy with the importance and the
situation of the health care workers during conflict,
risking their lives for the purpose of serving humanity,
reducing the pain and suffering brought by conflicts
and respecting the rights of both party.
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