TEACHING STUDENTS LIFE SAFETY IN CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN THE COURSE OF STUDYING EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT «SAFETY SCIENCE»

Abstract

The article considers the issue of teaching students life safety in emergencies within the educational component «Safety Science.» It is noted that the pandemic of the corona virus spread to the whole world in 2020. For two years, the lives of Ukrainians have changed radically. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the work and income of the population and caused changes in lifestyle, leisure, and communication. The urgency of the issue of acquainting student youth with life safety in emergencies is noted. It is noted that the discipline «Safety Science» occupies an essential place in the course of training specialists with a bachelor’s degree. The syllabus of this discipline provides students with mastery of the categorical apparatus of life safety, acquaintance with natural and man-made hazards of the living environment, socio-political hazards, and social hazards, including social conflicts using conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Considerable attention should be paid to the issue of teaching students life safety in emergencies. The article considers the content of this topic. The definition of the category «emergencies» is given, and their division into classes is considered. The peculiarities of the creation and activity of the State Emergency Commissions are analyzed. The peculiarities of the functioning of the Unified State System of Civil Protection are considered. The article also considers the specifics of the organization of people’s lives in emergencies, and measures to eliminate their consequences. It is noted that due to emergencies that destroy houses, buildings, roads, contamination of the area with radioactive and chemical substances, flooding, fires, etc., people may find themselves in blockages, damaged, flooded, or burning houses, and other unforeseen situations. As a result, measures are needed to rescue people, provide them with first aid, and evacuate them to medical facilities. At present, in the conditions of hostilities, the ability to provide first aid to victims is gaining relevance. It is crucial to develop such skills in the younger generation; considers the possibilities of forming students’ knowledge about the necessary measures to rescue people, provide them with first aid, and evacuate them to medical institutions. Particularly relevant in the current martial law coverage in the educational process of first aid for people with bleeding, dislocations, fractures, hypothermia, frostbite, thermal and chemical burns, and poisoning by poisons of various origins. Timely provision and proper conduct of first aid are aimed at saving the life of the victim, which has a positive effect on the further successful treatment and prevents the development of serious complications. The issue of basic safety rules during the war requires further scientific research and implementation in the educational process. It is planned to develop several algorithms for action in case of chemical danger, radiation accident, and behavior during hostilities.