The NGO Rescue Life, founded by Spanish volunteer Jorge Martín, is giving first aid courses in schools in Kyiv (Ukraine). These Spanish volunteers teach 15-year-old students to put on tourniquets or stop bleeding. laSexta has traveled to the center and seen how this organization works and, in addition, has been able to speak with the founder, who maintains that “a 15-year-old boy can save a life.”

This is how Martín explained it to this media’s correspondent in Ukraine, Alberto Sicilia. The volunteer has assured that they teach these Ukrainian minors that “his hands, with ages so“The early actions they have can save a life. Likewise, he has stated that, “unfortunately”, war does not make distinctions based on age.” For this reason, and although he is “impressed to see such young kids” learning how to put a tourniquet or put it on another person, it is essential.

‘We do training’stop the bleed’ since the first cause of preventable deathin any situation and even more so in a war, is massive hemorrhage“, the volunteer detailed. However, he explained that what they are taught are “basic elements, techniques that they can apply” since they do not always have the tools at their disposal.

Spanish volunteer Jorge Martín: “A 15-year-old boy can save a life” |

What this Rescue Life focuses on, fundamentally, is teaching these very young students “how to do not be afraid to help a person who is in a serious emergency situation.” Martín believes that “all help can be effective” if the knowledge is available and applied properly.

“War makes no distinctions. Therefore, whether they learn to make a tourniquet or whether they know that it exists, that it is not dangerous, and it can save lives,” he added. “It is impressive to see how these kids have to learn this type of knowledge. I wish the war would end, but this is going to be useful“, has manifested.