King Fahd library holds lecture on World First Aid Day

More than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies worldwide organize events to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives in everyday. (SPA)

• More than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies worldwide organize events to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives in everyday

JEDDAH: The King Fahd National Library in Jeddah, in partnership with the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA), organized a lecture on the occasion of World First Aid Day at the library’s Al-Rowad Hall.
The lecture was conducted by Ayed Musa Al-Shamrani, assistant medical director of the Prince Naif First Aid Program. He presented methods for learning first aid skills.
Al-Shamrani said World First Aid Day is important for spreading the culture of first aid, and the SRCA plays a key role in training people, regardless of age, to acquire relevant skills.
Each year, more than 100 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies worldwide organize events to raise public awareness of how first aid can save lives in everyday and crisis situations.