First Aid Book Created for Children with Visual Impairments
The team from the First Aid Unit of the Ukrainian Red Cross, in collaboration with the Health of the Future Charitable Foundation, has developed a first aid book specifically for children with visual impairments. The book features both enlarged text and Braille, making it accessible and equally useful for children with both sight loss and varying degrees of visual impairment.
The book’s presentation was attended by teenage girls from the Girl Power project at the Trinity Hub rehabilitation centre, as well as other attendees. Instructors from the Ukrainian Red Cross conducted a first aid workshop for the participants, explaining the procedures for providing first aid and actions in various life-threatening situations, such as bleeding, unconsciousness, injuries, burns, and more. Representatives from the Health of the Future Foundation also organised a quiz with gifts for the children.
“The Ukrainian Red Cross has been collaborating with the Health of the Future Charitable Foundation for two years now,” says Nadiia Yamnenko, a master trainer in first aid and head of the First Aid Unit at the Ukrainian Red Cross. “We had the idea to create a book for children that would teach them to recognise health hazards and show them how to provide first aid before doctors arrive. After all, we know that everyone should be prepared to administer first aid. We aim to make this knowledge accessible to everyone, adapting it for different age groups and people with disabilities.”
“This is a unique book because there is nothing like it for children with visual impairments,” says Viktoriia Karasiova, Head of the Health of the Future Foundation. “It covers the most common situations that can happen to a child, such as burns, frostbite, soft tissue injuries, and more.”
The Ukrainian Red Cross team also adapted the contents of emergency first aid kits and donated them to the Trinity Hub rehabilitation centre. The kits have been modified so that visually impaired people can recognise their contents and use them effectively.
