Workplace First Aid
What type of document lists potential risks, safety level and clean-up procedures for hazardous chemicals/products?
SDS (safety data sheet)
First step of any rescue?
Scene assessment - Hazard Assessment
Management steps for Mild + Conscious obstructed airway
Tell them to keep coughing and reassure them
What medication should you NOT recommend for a suspected stroke?
ASA/Aspirin
What does AED stand for
Automatic External Defibrillator
What 2 medications can we ADMINISTER (after this course)
Epi-pen (or epi autoinjector) and inhaler
What are the 2 acronyms for secondary assessments (History and Vitals)
SAMPLE + LPRESS (bonus points if you know what they are)
How many back blows/abdominal thrusts do you do for a severe obstructed airway?
5 and 5, then continue repeating
What is the acronym for the treatment of a stroke?
FAST
If your AED arrives mid CPR cycle what should you do?
Stop immediately and apply the AED pads + use AED
Who is responsible for ensuring the legal requirements for workplace first aid are met
Employers, workers, contractors and prime contractors
Describe the steps to check for consciousness/breathing for an UNCONSCIOUS person
1. Tap with foot + "Are you ok?"
2. Pinch and shout
3. Head tilt+chin lift and look/listen/feel for 5 seconds
(Bonus: call 911)
What modification do you make for obstructed airway for a pregnant person or someone you can't get your arms around?
Chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts
Managemnt steps for Shock (not warts)
SHOC + call 911 (suitable position, help, ongoing reassessment, care)
How big should the rescue breaths be for infants?
How long must first aid records be kept for
3 years
What are all the hazards listed in the hazard song?
Fire, wire, gas, glass, spills, pills, thugs, bugs, drugs (up down all around and sniff)
Demonstrate how to use an epi-pen (and say the rhyme)
Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh
What medication can you recommend someone take (if they have their own) for a suspected heart attack?
Aspirin/ASA
What is the modification for obstructed airway CPR?
Visual check of the airway before rescue breaths
What are the 5 rights
Bystander speech for someone who is unconscious + nonbreathing at Jasper Place Annex
1. Hey you in the blue hoodie, come over here
2. I need you to call 911 and tell them we have an unconsious male who is not breathing, that we need an ambulance and that we are at the Jasper Place Annex.
3. I need you to get me a first aid kit and an AED
4. Do you understand?
5. Will you come back?
What are all the managemnt steps for someone having an anaphylactic reaction
1. Scene assessment
2. Call 911
3. Epi pen
4. Ongoing care/secondary assessment
What are the management steps for angina/heart attack?
1. Scene
2. EMS
3. Comfortable position
4. Secondary/ongoing care
Continue with compressions