First Aid in Africa

About First Aid in Africa

The First Aid in Africa from Red Cross app puts all the information you need about first aid in your pocket.



Introduction
Can you administer first aid? Every year 7.6 million people are injured in an accident. With the updated First Aid app of the Belgian Red Cross Flanders you always have reliable information on how to act in case of these accidents in an African context. Whether it's a tick bite, fracture or burn, the app clearly tells you what to do in any accident.
With the official First Aid app of the Belgian Red Cross Flanders, you are always prepared for accidents and don't have to look far for reliable information in case of an emergency.


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Why choose the First Aid app of the Red Cross?
-Official app of the Belgian Red Cross Flanders & managed by your local Red Cross organization
-Optimized for African context with African ethnic pictures
-Call the local emergency numbers in-app
-Fun courses and quizzes
-Local emergency numbers available
-Information on more than 80 common first aid situations
-Useful for almost all accidents, from tick bites, fractions to burns
-Reliable, evidence based and up-to-date information
-Simple instructions in accordance with official guidelines
-Provides the right information quickly, even in an emergency or panic
-Search function for quickly finding specific injuries
-With link to your Red Cross for booking a first aid training
-Achieve your first aid certificate through blended learning


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Which accidents and first aid situations?
The app offers help with the most common first aid situations. You will find written instructions for more than 80 situations in which first aid is necessary, such as hyperventilation, wasp stings or a bloody nose



Not a hospital, but first aid
The app is primarily intended for emergencies that do not require immediate medical attention from a doctor, but do require first aid. For each accident or situation we indicate how you recognize the situation. Then we explain in clear steps what you can do yourself. Of course we also indicate when it is wise to contact the doctor or the emergency room, or to call the emergency number.


Note: The app does not indicate where AEDs hang.


Achieve your first aid certificate
The app is optimized for a blended learning module. Next to learning first aid content, you can also prepare for your online admission test to a 1-day in class practical first aid training at your local Red Cross organization. When you pass your exam in the 1-day in class training, you will gain your basic first aid certificate!


The Belgian Red Cross Flanders
We are an independent volunteer organization. Through the Belgian Red Cross, we are part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Our mission is threefold:
- Standing up for vulnerable people at home and abroad.
- To be active in the field of disaster relief, self-reliance and blood supply.
- In all of this, we rely on volunteers as much as possible.