Project ‘Safe Roads for Better Life’ in Dong Nai Province

Office in HCMC : 133/5 HÒA HƯNG – P12 – Q10 – TP HCM PHONE/FAX : (08) 3.864 .3931 Website : http://www. Handicapvietnam.org Project Office : 602B CMT8 – C/cư THANH BÌNH – BIÊN HÒA –ĐN PHONE/FAX : ( 061) 3.842.860 Email : hivnrsfirstaid@gmail.com

Project ‘Safe Roads for Better Life’ in Dong Nai Province

PROJECT “SAFE ROADS FOR BETTER LIFE”

GOAL : Reduce the fatality rate in road accidents by decreasing the golden time

OBJECTIVE : Create a network of emergency first aid volunteers and equip first aid posts to assist seriously injured cases in the area of Dong Nai, along National Roads 1A and 20

STATISTICS OF TRAFFIC VICTIMS WHO RECEIVED FIRST

AID 2006: 2.791 cases 2007: 2.623 cases An estimated 55% – 60 % of traffic victims

are transferred to the commune hospital and nearest hospital

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS FROM RED CROSS

72

1542

113

93127

56

97

0

50

100

150

200

250

THỐNG NHẤT XUÂN LỘC ĐỊNH QUÁN TRẢNG BOM

NĂM 2008 NĂM 2009

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Create and train key groups of trainers from Red Cross cadres of the province and districts (president, vice-president, assistant doctors…)

Create first aid posts in the community along National Roads A1 and 20 called “Emergency assistance for road accident victims”

Organize first aid trainings to volunteers and provide equipment

Collect first aid traffic accidents data

KEY GROUP OF TRAINERS

ĐỒNG NAI Red Cross: 3

Red Cross of Thống Nhất district : 3

Red Cross of Trảng Bom district : 2

Red cross of Xuân Lộc district : 3

Red Cross of Định Quán district : 3

Total : 14 people

Provincial road Safety committee

Province Red Cross Dong Nai

Districts Road safety

communesRed Crossprivate house Post

First Aid organizational structure

Districts Red Cross

FA Volunters

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT * OBJECTS : * OBJECTS :

- DRIVERS MOTOBIKE AND - DRIVERS MOTOBIKE AND RED CROSSRED CROSS VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS

FIRST- AID KITFIRST- AID KIT

FIRST- AID KITFIRST- AID KIT

ACCIDENT REPORT FORM

Basic training to core group

RAISE TRAINING TO CORE GROUP ( LEVEL 1)

ADVANCE TRAINING TO CORE GROUP( LEVEL 2)

ĐỊNH QUÁN

XUÂN LỘC

T. NHẤT TRAINING RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS

Some activities of first aid ( 2008 – 2009)

Group of motorbike drivers in Dau Giay district

First aid post in Thong Nhat district

ĐỊNH QUÁN

THỐNG NHẤT

TRAINING MOTORBIKE DRIVERS

Key Successes

Due to the characteristics of the community in Dong Nai including the great distance between the national roads and Dong Nai hospitals, the local community support the first aid model of HI

Sustainability : the network is managed and coordinated by Red Cross volunteers

Challenges

No coordination system of the ambulances which leads to tardiness/lack of service (no hotline)

Potential for volunteers to be perceived as the cause of the accidents by hospital staff

Recommendations

All volunteers are issued with official emergency identification cards

Volunteers should be recognized by the government

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !