International First Aid Standards
IFRC
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
Founded in 1919, the IFRC comprises 189 member Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, a secretariat in Geneva and more than 60 delegations strategically located to support activities around the world. There are more societies in formation. The Red Crescent is used in place of the Red Cross in many Islamic countries.
The IFRC vision: To inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world. http://www.ifrc.org/ Link online to IFRC
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care
(ECC) Programs deliver a dynamic message of hope — the hope of
saving lives. New treatments have improved the possibility of
survival from cardiovascular emergencies, cardiac arrest, and
stroke. These new treatments offer the hope of improved quality of
life for people who suffer these events.
Increasing
public awareness of the importance of early intervention and
ensuring greater public access to defibrillation will save many
lives. ECC programs train more than 12 million people every
year by educating healthcare providers, caregivers, and the general
public on how to respond to these emergencies.
ECC Mission
The ECC Programs Department is
responsible for implementing program initiatives, and providing
guidance and support to the ECC Training Network. The ECC Mission
supports this responsibility.
The Mission of the American Heart Association's ECC Program is to reduce disability and death from acute circulatory and respiratory emergencies, including stroke, by improving the chain of survival in every community and in every health care system.
