On July 21, a first-aid training session was held in the village of Myroliubivka for representatives of the Bilozerka and Stanislav communities. The main topic of the training was stopping life-threatening bleeding.
This was the third and final training session as part of a course for Starosty, heads of OSBB (condominiums) and residential quarters participating in the program to support residents of frontline communities. Previously, participants had already completed training on drone and mine safety, as well as fire safety.
In frontline communities in the Kherson region, first-aid skills are particularly important. Due to shelling, drone attacks, and the danger of landmines, injuries can occur at any moment, and the time until medical personnel or rescue workers arrive can be critical. That is why the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and quickly perform basic steps to stop it can save lives.
During the training, participants learned how to identify life-threatening bleeding, what signs indicate an immediate threat to life, how to act in the first minutes after an injury, and what the protocol for providing aid should be until medical personnel arrive.
A separate practical session was devoted to the use of tourniquets: when to apply them, how to choose the correct site, how to secure a tourniquet, and why it is important to monitor its duration. Participants also practiced the basic principles of wound packing — one of the key methods for controlling massive bleeding when a tourniquet cannot be applied effectively.
For Starosty, heads of OSBB (condominiums) and residential quarters, this knowledge is important not only for their own safety. They are often the ones closest to residents in villages, neighborhoods, buildings, and microdistricts; they know the people who continue to live in dangerous areas and may be the first to assess a crisis situation.
Completion of the training course means that participants have received basic training in three key areas: how to act in the face of mine and drone threats, how to respond to fires following shelling, and how to provide first aid for severe bleeding.
After completing the full course, community representatives will receive safety kits, which they will then distribute to residents of households and apartments in the Bilozerka and Stanislav communities. These kits include a dry-chemical fire extinguisher, a first-aid kit with two tourniquets, a power bank, an LED flashlight, a rescue whistle, and informational materials.
The program aims to strengthen the preparedness of residents in frontline communities for emergencies. In a situation where danger remains a daily reality, charitable organizations and humanitarian partners continue to support communities not only with material resources but also with practical knowledge that can help save lives.
The project is implemented by the Kherson Regional Charitable Foundation “Union” in partnership with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) within the Kherson Consortium for Territorial Resource Allocation (ABA), which DRC implements together with Acted and Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) with the support of the Humanitarian Fund for Ukraine (UHF).
