IFRC: World First Aid Day: Red Cross Red Crescent launches the global harmonization of life-saving gestures

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimates that tens of millions of lives are saved each year by first aid techniques applied by neighbours or bystanders to victims of accidents or disasters. Although Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies care for millions of people and train millions more in first aid, the International Federation has been active in promoting and developing life-saving practices across the world, in order to increase the proportion of families where at least one member has been trained in first aid.