First Aid Gestures

In Togo, many people are still unaware of the basic gestures for rescuing victims of a road accident or an incident affecting the physical body. In view of the increase in road accidents in recent years in the town of Kpalimé, the NGO ASTOVOT has been implementing a training and awareness project on "life-saving gestures" for the past three years. The project consists in raising awareness and training in particular motorcycle taxi drivers commonly called "Zémidjan" and in general all road users on life-saving gestures so that they can have basic knowledge in the field of first aid in case of traffic accidents or other incidents (trauma, cardiac arrest, bleeding ... etc.). This project will not only enable the beneficiaries to have reactions adapted to first aid but also the necessary provisions to prevent, limit or remove an imminent danger in the event of an incident and also how to alert the emergency services. Aims of project • General objective The overall objective is to contribute to the awareness and training of local communities on "life-saving gestures" for a better care of victims in case of any accident before alerting the rescue or emergency services. • Specific objectives - Strengthen solidarity between citizens through the learning of first aid techniques ; - To train the volunteers on first aid gestures so that they in turn become trainers on the project; - To sensitize and train motorcycle taxi drivers and the population in life-saving gestures through practical demonstrations at the different parking points in the city ; Work Each edition, the project is supported by a team from the National Federation of Civil Protection of Togo (FNPC). This training will focus on learning the first aid gestures. The trained volunteers will in turn train motorcycle taxi drivers and other road users on different first aid modules. They will set up a detailed programme to provide first aid in different places in the municipality with the authorization of the town hall. The main lines of the training will be: "Securing the scene of the accident and the people involved - Assessing the victim's condition - Asking for help - Dispensing first aid. The basic gestures that will be taught are : Choking - Bleeding - Unconsciousness - Cardiac arrest (first aid and defibrillation) - Heart attack.