An innovative Hungarian first aid app for young children was launched on Friday to help parents prevent and treat child accidents through short videos and descriptions. The videos were created by specialists from the Hungarian Child Rescue Foundation (MGYA) and can provide parents with quick and effective help in case of acute emergencies or any illness, said Ágnes Hornung, State Secretary for Families of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, which supported the creation of the application.
The State Secretary explained that the government has been working for thirteen years to provide families with security and predictability, and that this is also reflected in the more than thirty family policy measures. “These help to create a home, financial security and to balance work and private life,” said Ágnes Hornung. She added: “From this year onwards, this three-pronged approach will be complemented by a new pillar, paying particular attention to physical, mental and spiritual health.”
Éva Gesztes, professional director of the Hungarian Child Rescue Foundation, said that in the eighteen years of its operation, they have seen that parents are helpless in emergency situations or use old-fashioned methods that do not necessarily help in times of need. That is why they started offering free child first aid courses, which have so far been attended by 45,000 parents and grandparents across the country. However, since they cannot reach everyone in person, they developed a free app that can be downloaded and put “in the pocket of the parent,” said the director. She added that 75 percent of childhood accidents could be prevented if adults knew how to protect children. The app therefore presents conditions and accidents that parents are likely to encounter – such as poisoning, choking, febrile convulsions or allergic reactions – and also shows how to perform CPR.
The Gyermek Elsősegély (“Child First Aid”) app is now available for free download from both major mobile platform stores.
Source: Hungary Today
