Obuka građana za reagovanje u vanrednim situacijama - Citizens' training for emergency situations

Abstract

Since the creation of primitive human communities, there were organized efforts to mitigate and minimize the consequences of emergency situations. At the same time, educating people in order to respond adequately or survival of such events has always had priority in the community. Considering the importance of such preventive activities was conducted the research skills and the motivation of citizens for attending a training application of quantitative research traditions. Interpretation of the results shows that the devastating 5.6% of the citizens pointed out that the trained response, while on the other one-third, or more precisely 34.8% of citizens interested in the training itself. In addition, it was found that the attendance of training was significantly affects by gender, age, education, education of father and mother, parenting, previous experience, risk perception, and employment of participants, and does not affect by marital status of the respondents. Thus, a higher percentage of attendance of training recorded by men, employed respondents, respondents with previous experience and higher incomes, etc. The originality of the research indicates not tested situation and the level of training of Serbian citizens for emergency situations. Scientific and social contribution of the research is to create a scientific and practical conditions to establish a comprehensive and effective training programs for the citizens of Serbia to respond to emergency situations.