Switzerland. Canton Ticino. Pregassona. Croce Verde Lugano Headquarters. A professional certified nurse (back), working for the Croce Verde Lugano, is training on a Saturday morning four future volunteers for emergency rescue. He explains them how to use a space blanket during a medical intervention. A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, emergency blanket, first aid blanket, safety blanket, thermal blanket, weather blanket, or heat sheet) is an especially low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin plastic sheeting. The Croce Verde Lugano is a private organization which ensure health safety by addressing different emergencies services and rescue services. Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual provides services for no financial or social gain to benefit another person, group or organization. Volunteering is also renowned for skill development and is often intended to promote goodness or to improve human quality of life. Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano.13.01.2018 © 2018 Didier Ruef