The Saudi Red Crescent Authority entered the Guinness Book of Records for the «Saving a Soul» information campaign after 9,836 people registered for first aid training within 24 hours.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, more than 9,000 people registered online to learn first aid and the use of automated external defibrillators within 24 hours of the campaign's launch.
Saudi Red Crescent spokesman Abdulaziz Al-Suwayn said that the campaign was conducted on the Riyadh front and witnessed a large turnout of both citizens and residents who demonstrated a sincere desire to learn first aid and how to use AEDs.
He added that the authorities installed defibrillators in several public places to help save lives. to exert influence at the humanitarian level.