Workplace/Legal First Aid
This protects individuals who voluntarily provide emergency assistance from liability, except in cases of gross negligence, or where it is their job.
What is the Good Samaritan Act?
Absent and Tonic-Clonic are the two types of this medical disorder.
Seizure
This type injury can affect a first aider following any emergency. It affects their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
What is Critical Incident Stress?
This is the only medication a First Aider can administer (provided they know history of incident).
Epinephrine (aka Epi-Pen)
This illness is classified as any ongoing problem with the respiratory system, specifically damage to the lungs ability to expand and inhale. Examples: Black Lung, Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema.
Chronic Obstructed Pulmonary Disease.
A situation where a person’s actions, feelings, and behaviors may lead to them hurting themselves or others.
Mental Health Emergency
These documents are a required by workplace in all workplaces, and are a source of information on the hazards, handling, storage, and emergency measures for chemical substances.
SDS (Safety Data Sheets)
This injury happens when your feet or hands are exposed too long to a cold, wet setting.
Non-Freezing Cold Injury (Trench foot)
The physical, mental, and emotional strain experienced when job demands exceed an individual’s resources or capabilities.
What is Occupational Stress Injury
It is a legal requirement that this step must be completed for any conscious victim before initiating care.
Consent. Consent is implied for unconscious victims. For minors, consent must be given by guardians/parents if present.
-breathlessness upon exertion, barrel-like over expanded chest, breathing through pursed lips.
COPD
Preserve Life
Prevent Further Injury
Promote Recovery
This act protects workers and other persons from risks to their safety, health and welfare arising out of, or in connection with, activities in their workplaces.
What is the Workplace Safety and Health Act?
Hardening and narrowing of the arteries, which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Arteriosclerosis
The ratio of bleach to water to clean any reusable first aid equipment or contaminated surface following an incident
1: 10 bleach : water