First Aid

FIRST AID – HUMANITY IN ACTION!!!

 First aid represents humanity in action, a gesture of solidarity, a gesture that mobilizes people and communities to preserve and protect human life.

OUR GOALS:

• The primary goal of the national society is to strengthen existing material and human capacities in providing effective and high-quality first aid services for different target groups, introducing new and developing existing program activities in the field of first aid, their implementation, promotion, and strengthening of partner cooperation.
• The Red Cross of RNM strives to make first aid accessible to everyone.
• The Red Cross of RNM aims to become the leading Reference Center for First Aid in the country as the only organization investing in the field of first aid.

These goals are achieved through the following activities:

• First aid courses for candidates for motor vehicle drivers.
• First aid courses at the workplace for candidates from public and private enterprises.
• First aid courses for candidates managing maritime vessels.
• First aid courses for various target groups (elderly people, babysitters, youth, state institutions, etc.).
• Training for new licensed first aid educators and demonstrators, as well as refresher courses for already licensed educators and demonstrators.
• Marking World First Aid Day.
• Organizing municipal, regional, and national first aid competitions.
• Organizing courses for makeup and manikins for realistic injury presentation.
• Organizing training for judges in first aid competitions.
• Implementing first aid projects, monitoring innovations in first aid at the international and national levels.
• Continuously working on road safety by building operational alliances at the local and national levels with governmental and non-governmental organizations.
• International cooperation with other Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies in the field of first aid.
• Participation in simulation exercises with realistic injury portrayal in cooperation with other government institutions.

RED CROSS OF RNM – LEADER IN FIRST AID EDUCATION

• The Red Cross of RNM has long-standing experience and tradition in educating the population on correct and timely provision of first aid.
• According to the Law on Amendments to the Law on Road Traffic Safety (Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 302/20), the Red Cross of North Macedonia is the only authorized organization to conduct first aid courses for driver candidates.