HuMA gave a two-day lecture on emergency and disaster medicine to elementary and junior high school students at a school that we currently operate a first aid station. Cherishing the relationship between the elementary and junior high schools and HuMA, we planned an exchange event between HuMA and the students from the first grade to junior high school when the schools reopened. In addition to listening to the lectures, the students were able to practice first aid for broken bones and injuries, tour the medical container, and even experience working in an ambulance.
It was an exciting scenario created together with the HuMA president, board members, nurses, logisticians, school teachers, and children. The health and physical education teacher and the HuMA doctor played the role of the patient, and all the children listened to the patient’s stomach. The children were surprised by the strange sounds, but were able to rescue the two patients with great success, and the class was full of smiles.
Fifth and sixth graders also tried first aid for broken bones! They were surprised to learn that they could fix a broken bone without a triangular bandage, and with a familiar object. The children were full of smiles as they treated each other, and the teachers were very pleased with the results.
The junior high school students, dressed in their HuMA uniforms, listened intently to HuMA President’s lecture on humanitarian aid. After the tour of the first aid room and ambulance, the feedback from the students was wonderful. We received a total of 111 questions from students ranging from first graders to junior high school students. The dispatched members will provide answers to each of them later.
The HuMA staff was very grateful for the children’s energy. We are grateful to everyone involved for providing us with this opportunity. It was a heartwarming exchange with elementary and junior high school students with a bright future.