Fedir Serdiuk
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Fedir Serdiuk | |
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| Born | June 2, 1995 Odesa |
| Known for | Ukrainian entrepreneur, emergency responder humanitarian |
Fedir Serdiuk is a Ukrainian entrepreneur focused on solving safety challenges, currently involved in Ukrainian defence against Russian aggression, emergency responder expert.[1][2][3][4] He is a co-founder of PULSE, a charity focused on developing of Tactical Combat Casualty Care in Ukraine, and FAST (First Aid and Special Training), a leading first aid training provider in Ukraine.
Serdiuk was included in Forbes Europe "30 under 30" for social impact.[5]
He is also a participant of the World Economic Forum in 2019 and 2022.[6]
Fedir Serdiuk was born on June 2, 1995, in Odesa. His grandfather on the paternal line Serdiuk Viktor Vasyliovych — was Ukrainian physicist and the head of Odesa University; maternal grandfather Abalakin Viktor Kuzmovych was a Soviet astronomer.[7]
He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Law of Odesa University, having received a specialist degree in Law. In 2014, he undertook first aid training and later led the Red Cross rapid response team in Odesa. Serdiuk also studied with instructors from the Czech Republic and the USA. He headed the tactical and medical training of the patrol police in the south and east of Ukraine. In the same year, he participated in the Medsanbat project in the war zone.[8][9] Subsequently, he organized first aid courses for military personnel in the ATO zone, providing tactical medicine training to soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Special Operations Forces, and volunteer battalions.[10][11][12]
Fedir Serdiuk is a certified instructor of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority and a certified trainer of first aid instructors for the Ukrainian Red Cross Society."[13][14][15]
In 2016, together with Igor Korpusov, he founded a first aid training organization FAST (First Aid and Special Training).[16][17]
More than 200 international and local businesses among its clients (PepsiCo, Red Bull, Carlsberg, Citibank, etc) are among FAST customers. In 2023 FAST was included in the list of 250 promising small and medium-sized companies of Ukraine – Next250 – by Forbes Ukraine.
The FAST team also developed the ‘Dzhgut 2.0’ (Джгут 2.0) chatbot, which provides first responders with online step-by-step first aid guidelines adjusted to their level of training.
At the beginning of the Russian invasion, FAST donated initial capital to make the PULSE establishment possible.