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This document provides a practical guide on First Aid, emphasizing the importance of knowing the assigned first aiders at a workplace and their roles in emergencies. It outlines the responsibilities of first aiders, including providing immediate care and managing incidents, as well as the support roles for untrained individuals. The document also highlights common workplace injuries and the necessity for first aid kits to be maintained and refilled.

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First+Aid++Practical+Guide

This document provides a practical guide on First Aid, emphasizing the importance of knowing the assigned first aiders at a workplace and their roles in emergencies. It outlines the responsibilities of first aiders, including providing immediate care and managing incidents, as well as the support roles for untrained individuals. The document also highlights common workplace injuries and the necessity for first aid kits to be maintained and refilled.

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6 Minute Safety Talk

First Aid – Practical Guide.


• If able, make notes/observations of
Background casualties, fill out any paperwork as
Not everyone is trained in First Aid, but required.
everyone can assist with helping someone in • Provide a handover when further medical
need. Knowing who the assigned first aiders help arrives to government services.
are, will assist the correct people responding
to a situation where someone needs help. Your Role as an Observer
Every site should have a list of First Aiders in If First Aider is managing an injury (and you
prominent areas, notice boards, lunchrooms are not) they are in charge regardless of your
and workshops. The First Aiders list should title. The People who are not trained in first
have a picture of the person, their name, aid can still support the first aider, they can
where they work and a number if possible. assist with note taking, directing traffic,
Remember: people remember faces better keeping the area safe from others, assist with
then names. directing emergency services to the scene as
required. The most important thing to
Role of the First Aider remember don’t create more problems. If a
A first aider has various roles and first aider askes you to do something support
responsibilities. The first aider is to provide and help.
immediate, lifesaving, medical care before the
arrival of further medical help. This could First Aiders and Fire Wardens
include performing procedures such as: When a site has an emergency that requires
• Placing an unconscious casualty into the the site to be evacuated this is managed by
recovery position. the Chief Fire Warden and Area Fire
• Performing Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Wardens. The First Aiders are responsible for
(CPR). ensuring first aid packs/kits are collected and
• Using an automated external defibrillator transported to the emergency site.
(AED). Typical Workplace Injuries
• Stopping bleeding using pressure and
elevation. In the workplace every day employees will find
• Keeping a fractured limb still. themselves at one stage or another having an
• Or just assessing someone is okay and incident. The most common injuries we have
providing a protective dressing for a cut. in the workplace are, small cuts to fingers,
grazed/cut knuckles, burns sprains and
A first aider’s overall aim should be to strains, rolled ankles and cuts to knees or
preserve life. Other aims of first aid include elbows, foreign objects in the eye. All these
prevent the worsening of the patient’s injuries require attention from a First Aider and
condition and to promote recovery. require medical resources, remember to
A first aider has various responsibilities when check that first aid kits are always refilled for
dealing with an emergency situation A first the next person.
aider should:
Conclusion
• Manage the incident and ensure the
continuing safety of themselves, • Everyone should know who the First
bystanders and the casualty. Aiders in your own area.
• Assess casualties and find out the nature • Know that they are responsible for the
and cause of their injuries. management of site injuries and illnesses.
• Arrange for further medical help or other • Assist if requested.
emergency services to attend (e.g: the fire • Follow First Aiders Instructions no matter if
service or ambulance). you are senior to them.

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