AAU organized a workshop entitled (The Response to Disasters and Emergency Cases)

 

 

In collaboration with the Emirates Foundation “SANID”, the Deanship of Student Affairs at Al Ain University –Al Ain Campus- organized a workshop entitled (The Response to Disasters and Emergency Cases) which was presented by the trainers Nada AL Hasan and Khamees Yousef. The workshop continued for two consecutive weeks, which involved a group of university students in addition to participants from outside the university.

The first week of the session included the basics of disaster response and in emergency situations, what is the necessary safety equipment that must be at home or at the workplace, how to use them in the emergency situations, such as: the basics of safety from fire, the way to evacuate and how to behave as well as to identify the types of fire extinguishers and how to use them.

Moreover, the participants took an idea about: the basics of the first aid, the basics of traffic safety, and the guidelines for the prevention of heat stroke.

The advanced session of the workshop, which lasted over the second week, taught the participants how to organize and lead the team, ways to communicate during a crisis, time management, how to behave at the scene with the volunteers and the injured people.

On the other hand, the trainers touched in their talk about the importance of the leader and the leadership of the team during a crisis, the qualifications that must be available to the commander, notably: humanity, justice, trust, direct and clear communication, decision-making, listening to team members and working on developing his/ her peers, daring to deal with difficulties and setting priorities, as well as enjoying a playful spirit and the ability to create a good environment.

The session drew strong success in terms of the number of participants, their interaction with the coaches, and the flexibility, practical training of all that has been shown during the session.

It is worth to mention that the program of "SANID" is a national program of voluntary emergency response, which has been developed by a joint initiative between the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development and the National Commission for Emergency and Crisis Management, where it provides trainee volunteers and voluntary teams with advanced response to support the competent authorities in the field of emergency response and crisis.

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