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On Tuesday the 12th of January an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale hit Haiti's capital Port-au-prince and surrounding areas. It is estimated that 3 million people have been affected by the disaster.

The Irish Red Cross will be appearing on TV3's Ireland AM morning programme every Tuesday for seven weeks to demonstrate some of the most common emergencies and ailments which can occur in the home or workplace.

Irish Red Cross volunteer Emma Gregory will dispel some of the most commons myths associated with a range of different injuries, as well as showing you the best way to deal with them. From cuts, nosebleeds and broken bones to strokes, CPR and defibrillation, Emma will show you how to stay calm and cope in those vital minutes until emergency services arrive.

Tune into TV3 every Tuesday morning until 18 May 2010 to learn more, or if you miss it make sure to log onto the website where we will be uploading the top tips every week.

The Irish Red Cross is delighted to announce that its highly regarded Helping You to Care Handbook, which has been strongly endorsed by leading experts in the whole area of caring, is currently on sale at the special price of €10.50 (excluding P&P), reduced from €14.99!

Groups or organisations can buy a box of 60 books for €600 - a very special price of €10.00 per book.

An Advisory External Defibrillator (AED) is a small, portable piece of equipment measuring 1ft by 1ft that can deliver an electric shock to a victim of cardiac arrest in order to restore the heart to its normal rhythm.

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For people seeking to restore contact with family members after the earthquake in Haiti

As a result of the earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January 2010, thousands of persons within Haiti and abroad have lost contact with their loved ones.
The aim of the Family Links website is to accelerate the process of restoring contact between separated family members.

It is managed by the ICRC, in cooperation with the tracing services of the Haitian Red Cross Society and of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies throughout the world.

At this stage, the website offers the possibility for persons in Haiti and abroad to publish the names of relatives with whom they are striving to restore contact. It will progressively incorporate information offering responses to those queries.

Entries published on the lists can be modified only by the ICRC. If you want to modify details for a name entered or delete a name completely, please send us an E-mail.

Pour entrer l'information sur le site Internet familylinks cliquez s'il vous plait l'au-dessous du lien et suivez les instructions : http://www.icrc.org/familylinks (en francais)

To enter information on the familylinks website please click on the below link and follow the instructions: http://www.icrc.org/web/doc/siterfl0.nsf/htmlall/familylinks-haiti-eng (in english)

IMPORTANT
The ICRC has no means of verifying the information sent through the network. It is not responsible for any inaccurate information given through the services made available on this site.

The information given on this website is not confidential and can be consulted by everyone. It is the responsibility of the persons publishing information on this website to ensure that no harm can result from this publication. The ICRC cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences of publishing information on this website.

The International Tracing and Family Communication Service primarily helps to reunite family members that have lost contact through war or disaster.

Red Cross Messages

When disasters such as wars, earthquakes or floods strike countries, often people are forced to flee their homes and families may be broken-up with some members finding themselves in detention centres or in distant refugee camps. The Red Cross provides a specialist Message Service which is often the only means for families to keep in touch.

Tracing Service

The Irish Red Cross tracing service brings together close relatives who have been separated by armed conflicts or political upheaval. Enquiries may also arise after natural or other disasters both National and International.

Compassionate Leave Service

The Irish Red Cross Compassionate Leave Service helps Irish nationals and their families serving with the US Services overseas to get in contact with their relatives in times of family tragedy. This could include either death of a close relative or serious illness where there is a possibility of death.

Health and Welfare Reports

When close relatives are in need of help due to illness or breakdown in communications; then the local Red Cross may be asked to make a home visit.

Did you know that over 6,000 people die of out of hospital Cardiac Arrest every year. That's 18 people every day. If you were the first person on the scene of one of the cardiac arrests would you know what to do?