Ways to improve training of the populace for rendering medical first aid to casualties in extreme situations

The article presents the results of population' training for rendering the first medical aid in the cases of extreme situations, fulfillment of the normative document requirements on the problem The study was conducted in All-Russian Center for Disaster Medicine "Zaschita" of Russian Health Ministry. It is shown that after publication of normative documents the rescuer and special contingent training has improved, at the same time the training of other population groups doesn't meet the requirements. The current programs and forms of population education, insufficient number of educational time and pore material and technical basis don't provide the necessary knowledge and skills on rendering the first medical aid in the cases of extreme situations. Basing on the study the following documents were developed: the unified program "The First medical aid", the test program to control the students' knowledge, the methodical manuals for teachers and students and the standards of class equipping.