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Red Cross makes first aid learning available to disabled people The British Red Cross, with funding from The Big Lottery Fund, has embarked on a three-year nationwide project to develop first aid training delivery for disabled people. Since the project began in September 2006, the funding has allowed the charity to develop a new, more flexible first aid training programme. The new programme ensures that trainers' work with participants' abilities and learning styles to ensure essential first aid skills can be acquired. For instance, a person with a mobility impairment may be able to assist a casualty who is not breathing by giving chest compressions with their foot, instead of getting on their knees and using their hands. They may also be able to instruct a passer-by in what to do. Over 100 Red Cross staff members and volunteer first aid trainers are involved with the project. First aid trainers have been equipped to deliver the new training programme and adapt their delivery style to encompass the wide range of requirements. The inclusive first aid training programme covers 10 elements, including incident management, burns, bleeding and dealing with an unconscious casualty. New training resources are in development to support the learning, including a booklet of first aid in pictures and an audio CD of first aid skills. Emma Rand, project manager for the British Red Cross, said: "We believe that as many people as possible should have access to first aid learning and be encouraged to acquire potentially life-saving skills. This project offers participants the opportunity to learn skills according to their ability and learning style." Rand added: "We are actively seeking to work in partnership with both national and local disability organisations. We have already worked with a number of disability groups and the training has been enthusiastically received by everyone involved." The new training is being made available across the UK in two stages. It will be available in approximately half the country this year, before being available nationwide in March 2008. The project aims to train 5,000 people across the UK by 2009. Organisations who are interested in finding out more about the inclusive first aid programme visit www.redcross.org.uk/inclusivefirstaid email inclusivefirstaid@redcross.org.uk or contact Emma Rand 020 7877 7373
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