The
latest news from show-business, the hottest premiers and most
flashy fashion shows – this is the entertainment cocktail
usually offered to the young audience of the nationwide Ukrainian
TV channel M1. Hundreds of young people forget about their studies
and their work to watch their favorite musicians and DJs introduced
by the trendy presenters Ilya and Kristina.
Can you imagine Ukrainian Red Cross youth volunteers in the
midst of all this glamour?
M1 is watched all over Ukraine. Recently, the channel hosted
a one-hour live show on first aid training, demonstrated by
one Red Cross instructor and one youth volunteer during the
popular “Horoshow” programme.
"First aid provided quickly gives you a real change to
survive,” said Ilya, the main VJ of the programme. “I
personally like extreme sports, and I know that in case of emergencies
related to traumas, the first 20 minutes are crucial in terms
of saving lives."
Ukrainian youth have discovered the world of extreme sports
– they try to reach new heights with skydiving and mountain
climbing, or they search for speed on solid ground through snowboarding,
skateboarding, streetluge and motocross.
"Because of these trends, it is extremely important to
stress the life-saving effects of first aid to the wider, young
audience of our channel," Ilya said.
Thousands of TV viewers learned the easiest and most necessary
first aid lessons from Red Cross instructor Natalya, from Kiev
Red Cross city branch. She also answered questions from youth
from all over Ukraine, who called in on the live hotline. Some
of the callers were awarded First Aid guide books and Red Cross
volunteer t-shirts for their participation.
Olya, 14, has been an active member of Red Cross Youth Club
in Kyiv for 2 years. This was her first TV appearance, so it
was very exiting for her. She participated actively in the phone
discussions, and talked with the VJs during the programme. She
also demonstrated some first aid techniques.
" Many emergency first aid methods are simple and easy
to carry out," Olya said. "I can give you one example.
Several years ago, I was playing with a friend in physical education
class in school, and suddenly my friend stopped breathing. A
piece of candy was stuck in her throat. I remembered what to
do from first aid training sessions, and from some information
I had seen on TV. Soon everything was ok and I even became a
hero of the class. For me it’s crucial to have an opportunity
to help those around me," she continues. "That is
what my grandmother Nina, who is qualified first aid instructor
herself, always said to me."
Since its foundation, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society has trained
first aid instructors and rescuers. This year, the World First
Aid Day was celebrated in all regional branches of the Ukrainian
Red Cross Society. Volunteers organized first aid demonstrations
and exhibitions, training sessions, competitions, special sessions
for vulnerable groups, and games at schools, on the streets,
in parks and squares.
The real high spot of the celebrations was a Human chain of
solidarity, which was arranged to mobilize volunteers and communities,
and to raise awareness about the importance of first aid.
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are more and more intested in extreme sports, therefore
they really need to know about first aid! Performance
on Red Cross stage in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine.
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Aid sounds scary for an entertaining show? In the M1 Music
Channel Studio (from left to right): Nataly, FA instructor,
Olya, RC volunteer, Oksana, Head of URCS Information Department
and Ilya,VJ of the “Horoshow’ programme.
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Aid training session, Kiev, Ukraine. |
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of Solidarity, World First Aid Day celebration, Kiev,
Ukraine. |
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