About this course

In daily basis, we are exposed to many emergency situations and injuries that need urgent and rapid disposal until the arrival of the medical staff or the transfer of the injured to the hospital.

Show serious problem in the case of not knowing how to behave properly with the injury, or when someone volunteers to provide assistance incorrectly could lead to further injury or bad situation … or, God forbid … death.

Hence, the role and importance of learning first aid and how to properly deal with emergency situations and skills comes with two main goals:

• preserve the lives of the injured. • prevent complications.

The Basic Skills for First Aid of the most important skills that everyone should know, regardless of the educational and cultural level or even age group.

What You Will Learn

• Understand the emergency situations and accidents of various kinds, and the possibility of intervention to help or not.
• To act in emergency situations and accidents of various kinds, “cardiac arrest and breathing – suffocation or Algsh – disorder or change the degree of awareness – to deal with cases of burns, fractures and wounds and bleeding – to act in the case of snakes, insects, or animal bites bites … and other injuries.
• Readiness and preparedness for emergencies.
• Non-intervention in case of emergency in the event of the unavailability of information or the ability.

Institution

Edraak

Edraak, is a massive open online course (MOOC) platform, that is an initiative of the Queen Rania Foundation (QRF). QRF is determined to ensure that the Arab world is at the forefront of educational innovation. As such, QRF has capitalized on regional Arab talent to leverage technology developed by the Harvard-MIT consortium, edX, to create the first non-profit Arabic MOOC platform. The new MOOC platform will present the Arab world with unique and vital opportunities that can be part of a necessary revolution in education and learning.

First, the platform will broadcast the best Arab professors to the region, offering original Arabic courses – developed by QRF – to further enrich Arab education. Through its partnership with edX, the platform will also give Arab learners access in Arabic to courses taught and developed at top tier institutions like HarvardX, MITX, and UC BerkelyX. All courses are delivered at no cost to the learner.

Second, QRF envisions the use of the platform to showcase Arab role models by broadcasting short online courses by practitioners and professionals from a variety of fields spanning the arts and sciences.

Finally, QRF believes that the platform will enable the Arab world to take advantage of the international interest in regional affairs to tell its own story to the world. Arab university professors and regional experts can use the platform to give courses in English about the region and its history. This will serve to inform a global audience that is interested in the region’s development.

Instructors

Dr.Ahmad Ramzy

Dr.Ahmad Specialized in infectious diseases, Tropical Medicine and endemic diseases at Ain Shams University. Holds a master’s degree and qualify for a doctorate degree in Tropical Medicine and endemic diseases. Holds a diploma in infection control and infectious diseases prevention as well as Management of healthcare facilities from the American University in Cairo Worked as an assistant lecturer in “Department of Basic Medical Sciences University – Microbiology.” Worked as a consultant to many United Nations bodies in Egypt, “the International Organization for Migration, IOM, the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, the United Nations Development Programme in Egypt, UNDP. Dr. Ahmed certified instructor in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid from many local and international organizations as Egyptian red Crescent, and the American Heart Association “AHA” and the Institute of Emergency Care and Safety Institute “ESCI”. Certified Trainer of “Sphere” project of the Commission oF International Committee of the Red Cross as a Specialist and trainer in the management of disasters and crises. And also, a certified instructor from the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA in the Middle East for training on dealing with medical cases based on gender violence, rape and SGBV. Former project manager of working against GBV in Arab Medical Union “AMU”. Certified trainer in Regional Training Center “RTC”, Ain shams University.

Dr.Afaf Hihazy

Dr.Afaf graduated from the Faculty of Medicine – Ain Shams University and then appointed by a physician specialized in dermatology and cosmetology and is preparing for a master’s degree in dermatology and cosmetics from Ain Shams University, a member of the Scientific Society of Medicine, Ain Shams. Certified First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by many companies and training bodies and director of scientific research program team “Fe el 3adal” and one of the founders of the team and the program.

Nora Fawzy

Nora now is a pharmacist graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Science Pharmaceutical – Ahram Canadian University, Certified First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation several bodies and student associations and member of the Egyptian Federation of Students of the Faculty of Pharmacy – EPSF, member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation model MOIC and also a member of the Scientific Society Ahram Canadian and responsible Da’aih University the announcement. Currently operates director of technical design team program “fee el 3adal.”

Nourhan Samy

Nourhanne currently in the final year at the Faculty of Medicine, and is preparing for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery – School of Medicine – Ain Shams University, Certified First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation several bodies and student associations, coordinated the work of the Scientific Committee official scientific and channel the Federation of Students of the Faculty of Medicine – Ain Shams University . And responsible social networking pages and marketing team work program “Fee el 3adal.”