In the multi-sports hall, on Wednesday morning, November 15, 2023, the ISTPSA organized a study day on the principles of first aid, under the supervision of Dr. Fatima Zahra Zeidan. In cooperation with the Civil Protection of the Wilaya of Biskra, and the Algerian Red Crescent,
the Director of the Institute, a representative of Civil Protection, a member of the Red Crescent, along with teachers and students of the Institute, all attended the event. The meeting began with an opening speech by Dr. Fatima Al-Zahra Zeidan, in which she urged the need
for sports’ students to have some basic knowledge in the field of first aid and use it for injured students inside or outside the sports hall. Similarly, the Director of the ISTPSA, Mr. Hamid Dechri, valued the efforts of the representatives of the Civil Protection Sector and the Red
Crescent for their cooperation in order to provide students with the basic principles of first aid, which contributes to the development of students in their university career. Then, the representative of Civil Protection, Mr. Hafedh Mechraoui, and the nutrition doctor Mr. Mohamed Al-Amine Barket, called on the students to have a health and emergency culture, which has become a necessity for everyone, especially for the sports student.

The programme of the awareness study day included two sessions: the first session was an intervention by Dr. Khaled Fencrouz, entitled “Introduction to First Aid”, where he pointed
to its theoretical side, providing in-depth explanations on how to rescue the injured person by contacting the Civil Protection at once, following the slogan (reporting - protection and first-
aid). He highlighted the role of protection committees in first aid to the injury case. The following was a practical session to learn about the principles of first aid, presented by Mr.
Hafez Mechraoui, and first aid for diabetics, the specialist doctor and a member of the Red