Youth exchange “First Aid Basics”

The youth exchange „ First Aid Basics” took place from 1st till 10th of September in Cisnădioara, Sibiu, Romania. The countries that took part in the exchange were Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Hungary, Italy and Turkey. The number of participants was 36 total. The purpose of this initiative was to improve the competencies of youngsters to intervene with first aid measures in emergency situations and the aims of this youth exchange were: Optimize the abilities of 30 youngsters and 6 group leaders from 6 countries to identify emergency situations; Build a set of basic competences for volunteer interventions in emergency situations like: traffic accidents, drowning, burns, electrocuting, falls, drug overdoses, physical aggression traumas, common medical conditions; Build a set of basic competences to offer psychological first aid; Offer support to identify first aid volunteering opportunities.