Part one of a three-component workshop on Care for the Elderly, which is being spearheaded by the Office of the First Lady, began yesterday at the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS), where 27 women were participants.
The areas of training include general First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator.
A release from the Department of Public Information explained that the training, which will last a week, is a prerequisite to a two-week training course that will be held on Care for the Elderly at Regency Suites.
Director General of the GRCS, Dorothy Fraser, told the participants that the training will teach them lifelong skills that they can use to save a life. “It’s not just learning a new skill and something to do, but you’re going to be learning a lot of other things that you will take through the rest of your life,” she stated.
Further, she noted the need for them to practice impartiality, which, along with humanity, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality, form the seven tenets of the Red Cross.
“Be… impartial, and that means that we make no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. Relieve the suffering of individuals guided solely by their needs and give priority to the most urgent cases of distress,” Fraser said.
