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IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre

Pascal Cassan (MD) Head

Presentation briefing for counsellors – Geneva : 15June 2015

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First Aid First Aid

A common project

Federation – French Red Cross

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First Aid Memorandum of Understanding

December 2012

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The IFRC Global First Aid

Reference Centre

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Global FA

Support

Global First Aid

Reference Centre

First Aid Evidence-

Based Group

Global/Zonal and Regional

First Aid Networks

& NSs

First Aid focal persons in

IFRC Secretariat (Geneva)

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First Aid in the Movement

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First Aid What is First Aid?

First aid is an essential and cost-effective tool for

saving lives

First aid is more than just learning a series of

techniques , it is an act of humanity

First aid training is part of the Red Cross Red

Crescent Movement’s DNA

First Aid is Science : “2011 International first aid

and resuscitation guidelines” are based on science

review and consensus developed from scientific

evidence.

First Aid is the First Link for Resilience for daily and

disaster risks

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Facts and Figures

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A Survey about First Aid

(GFARC - 2013)

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First Aid Data from 77 National Societies who

answered

Population:

3 569 518 716 inhabitants (49% of the global population)

Number of people trained in first aid by RC/RC NS:

14 178 498

Number of active first aid trainers in RC/RC NS:

114 944

RC/RC first aid trainers’ output:

average of 123 people trained for one trainer

Percentage of population trained by the RC/RC NS during the

year:

0,4%

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31%

35%

16%

25%

47% 35%

39%

29%

21%

32%

% of countries which have a law requiring first aid in the following areas

Candidates driving licence

Professional drivers

Schools

Teachers, edu. staff

Workers

Medical students

Nursing students

Caring staff for children

Caring staff for older people

Police

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32%

68%

Response to a FA emergency required

Yes

No/don't know

32%

68%

FA kits in private vehicles

Yes

No/don't know

34%

66%

Can be sued

Yes

No/don't know

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First Aid Automated External Defibrillation (AED) &

Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) law

23%

68%

9%

State law for AED

Yes

No

Don't know18%

74%

8%

State law for PAD Yes

No

Don't know

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The Cameron McKenna

Study (2014)

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First Aid Additional survey & Expectations of NS

The Disaster Law Programme commissioned in

2014 pro bono research by the law firm CMS

Cameron McKenna on 38 countries, putting

together extensive information about problems

deriving from legal gaps in first aid.

Particular attention has been given to mandatory

training requirements for first aid training, officials

standards for the quality of training programmes

(including experiences of countries without such

standards) and protection from liability for people

(particularly volunteers) who have first aid training.

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First Aid Countries included in the Cameron

McKenna Study

Algeria Guyana Russia

Austria Indonesia Rwanda

Brazil Iraq Senegal

Bulgaria Jamaica Serbia

Chile Japan South Africa

China Jordan South Sudan

Dominican Republic Kurdistan Sri Lanka

Egypt Kuwait Thailand

El Salvador Lebanon Tunisia

Ethiopia Libya Turkey

France Mexico Vietnam

Germany Poland

Ghana Qatar

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First Aid Compulsory first aid training by region

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Africa Americas Asia & Pacific Europe MENA

Compulsory training No

Compulsory training Yes

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First Aid Official guidelines for first aid training

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Africa Americas Asia & Pacific Europe MENA

Standard No

Standard Yes

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First Aid Liability shield provisions

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Africa Americas Asia & Pacific Europe MENA

Liability shield No

Liability shield Yes

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Strategy…

A Five Years Vision for First Aid

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First Aid Six challenges for first aid

REINFORCING THE LEADING ROLE OF RCRC IN FIRST AID

HARMONIZING FIRST AID

SHARING COMPETENCES

DEVELOPPING RESOURCES AND SAVING MONEY

PREPARING CITIZENS TO DAILY AND DISASTER RISKS

DEVELOPING EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH AND RESEARCHES

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First Aid Additional expectations of NS

During a meeting organized in December 2014

by the IFRC First Aid Global Reference Centre,

several National Societies:

identified legal gaps around first aid

and consequently made a clear call for

legislation and directives that include first aid

at school, at work, and for driving licenses.

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Legal initiatives

suggested to promote

first aid in the up-coming

Red Cross Red Crescent

International Conference

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First Aid Consider the adoption of mandatory

training requirements for first aid training

In particular in the workplace, in schools, and

for driver’s license applicants.

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Consider enhancing official national

guidelines for the quality/content of first

aid training programmes

“Guidelines” does not mean here a “one-size-fits-

all” approach to first aid training but rather that,

regardless of national context, there are several

key areas that should always be included as part of

the curriculum worldwide.

IFRC International First Aid Certification is actually

expected by many national societies.

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Consider granting at least partial legal

protection from liability for lay persons

and volunteers

Fear of a legal action is one of the main reasons

why laypersons refrain from providing first aid to

strangers.

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Other initiatives

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First Aid Other initiatives

The Global First Aid Reference Centre is

conducting:

a survey to update the results of two years ago.

a first aid Rapid Mobile Phone – based (RAMP) survey

IFRC - Disaster Law Programme - is currently

preparing a full report on law and first aid with new

evidence about these three topics.

IFRC has launched the “One Billion Coalition for

Resilience” and the legal aspect is one important

component of this coalition

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First Aid We need You to highlight the legal aspect of first aid

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AND PROPOSITION OF COLLABORATION

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